Boys' name · since 2008
Lynkin
Lynkin has 178 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
178 boys have been named Lynkin since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lynkin recorded 178 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #13,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 178 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynkin ranks #13,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lynkin's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynkin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynkin splits its recorded history at 2016: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynkin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Lynkin popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2018 (Lynkin as girls' name)
Lynkin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (119 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Lynkin's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Lynkin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 119 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Lynkin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynkin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Lynkin 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.