Lincoln
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lincoln
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.
Lincoln for boys#69 US
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.
Lincoln for girls#2396 US
Lincoln might be considered one of the quintessential American names, 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 boy names for girls.
Pronounced LINK-un.
As of October 2026, Lincoln ranked #69 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #40 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #397.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #87 | 4,824 | #1,668 | 127 |
| 2015 | #66 | 6,001 | #1,458 | 158 |
| 2016 | #51 | 7,127 | #1,416 | 164 |
| 2017 | #41 | 8,201 | #1,066 | 240 |
| 2018 | #41 | 7,406 | #1,366 | 165 |
| 2019 | #41 | 7,471 | #1,256 | 185 |
| 2020 | #40 | 7,058 | #1,243 | 183 |
| 2021 | #45 | 6,695 | #1,454 | 148 |
| 2022 | #54 | 5,624 | #1,671 | 126 |
| 2023 | #64 | 4,863 | #2,149 | 89 |
| 2024 | #73 | 4,567 | #2,368 | 77 |
| 2025 | #69 | 4,703 | #2,396 | 75 |
World rankings
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Famous Lincolns
- Lincoln Davenport ChafeeBoy
American politician; 74th governor of Rhode Island
- Lincoln Carter AlmondBoy
American politician; 72nd Governor of Rhode Island
- Lincoln Rafael DiazBoy
Balart, U.S. Congressman from Florida
- Lincoln Clay LewisBoy
Australian actor
- Lincoln YounesBoy
Australian actor
- Lincoln EllsworthBoy
American polar explorer
- Lincoln Edward KirsteinBoy
American artist; founder of NYC Ballet
- Lincoln Joseph SteffensBoy
American journalist
- Lincoln ChildBoy
American novelist
- Lincoln MahanBoy
oldest son of Brooke Mahan, co,host on YouTube channel "whatsupmoms"
- (Tamerlane) Lincoln KennedyBoy
Jr., American NFL football player and commentator
- Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal IIIBoy
YouTuber of "Rhett & Link"
- Lincoln NealBoy
son of Lincoln "Link" Neal III
- Lincoln Bixby Cruz (b. 1995)Boy
son of actor Brandon Cruz
- Lincoln William Holiday Alphin (b. 2005)Boy
son of country music singer Big Kenny
- Lincoln Marshall Marroquin (b. 2013)Boy
son of reality TV personalities Javi and Kailyn Lowry Marroquin of "Teen Mom 2"
- Lincoln William DeSanto (b. 2013)Boy
son of reality TV personality Janelle Pierzina ("Big Brother") and Jess DeSanto
- Lincoln Roy Hoellein (b. 2015)Boy
son of American family vlogger Bonnie Hoellein
- Abraham LincolnBoy
16th President of the United States
- Lincoln Bell ShepardGirl
daughter of American actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
Lincoln in pop culture
- Lincoln "Linc" BurrowsBoy
character on TV's Prison Break
- Lincoln HawkBoy
main character in Over the Top, played by Sylvester Stallone
- Lincoln LeeBoy
character on TV's "Fringe"
- LincolnBoy
character on TV's "The 100"
- Lincoln LeeBoy
Segal, character in Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
- LincolnBoy
character in What Maisie Knew
- Lincoln Six Echo/Tom LincolnBoy
character in The Island
- LincolnBoy
character on TV's "Broad City"
- Lincoln "Linc" HayesBoy
character on TV's "The Mod Squad"
- Lincoln "Linc" CaseBoy
character on TV's "Route 66"
- Lincoln CampbellBoy
Inhuman character on TV show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Lincoln LoudBoy
character on animated series "The Loud House"
- Lincoln RosarioBoy
cut character from Broadway musical "In The Heights"
- Lincoln RothBoy
female character in The Smokers
- LincolnBoy
England, city from which the name derives
- Port LincolnBoy
city in South Australia at the lower end of Eyre Peninsula