The name Lincoln is a girl's name meaning "town by the pool".

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Lincoln might be considered one of the quintessential <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/519/american-baby-names">American names</a>, calling to mind the great president who freed enslaved people and is memorialized in Washington. 

Although better known as a boys' name, 77 American girls were named Lincoln in 2024, compared with nearly 4600 baby boys. Some of them were undoubtedly inspired by the choice of Lincoln for their daughter by actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. 

Whether in honor of the President, the car, or one of the many cities across the US (and the world) named Lincoln, this is a recognizable yet offbeat choice that is sure to attract comment and attention and is one of the steadily growing <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/79/boy-names-for-girls">boy names for girls</a>.

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The name Lincoln peaked for girls at #1066 in 2017. The name is most popular in LINCOLN, LINCOLN, and LINCOLN. Lincoln is also used for boys, ranking #69 in 2025.

The name Lincoln is a boy's name of English origin meaning "town by the pool".

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Lincoln cracked the Top 50 for boys' names for the first time in 2016, more than 150 years after the death of its most famous bearer. This is especially remarkable because, as crazy as it seems now, Lincoln was deeply out of fashion as recently as the late 90s, consistently hovering near the bottom of the Top 1000. 

This admirable presidential choice with a stylish two-syllable sound projects the tall, rangy, upright, image of Honest Abe. Bill Murray is father to a son named Lincoln, and Kathryn Erbe's boy Carson has Lincoln for his middle name. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard gender-bent it for their daughter. 
 Lincoln Steffens was an influential muckraking writer, author of The Shame of the Cities. Lincoln is also a Teen Mom name, which may have had some impact, and is a major character on TV's Broad City. 

Abraham Lincoln has also been a popular subject of fiction in his own right in recent years, having been the subject of revered short story writer George Saunders' first novel and an Academy Award winning movie by Steven Spielberg.
 The nickname Linc has a nice sixties 'Mod Squad' feel.

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The name Lincoln is currently ranked #69 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #40 in 2020. The name is most popular in LINCOLN, LINCOLN, and LINCOLN. Lincoln is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#1,668	127	71.1
2015	#1,458	158	88.5
2016	#1,416	164	92.5
2017	#1,066	240	139
2018	#1,366	165	97
2019	#1,256	185	110.2
2020	#1,243	183	113.2
2021	#1,454	148	90.2
2022	#1,671	126	76.8
2023	#2,149	89	55.5
2024	#2,368	77	47.5
2025	#2,396	75	46.7

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