Boys' name · since 2011
Lynken
Lynken has 92 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lynken is the #13121 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 92 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynken has been recorded 92 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #13121 nationally and more common than 6% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #17,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 92 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynken ranks #17,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 92 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lynken's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lynken compares
92 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lynken's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynken | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 92 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lynken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynken's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Lynken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Lynken's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Lynken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lynken's data
- Lynken's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lynken draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.