Lincoln
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning town by the pool.
How Lincoln has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #66 |
| 2016 | #50 |
| 2017 | #41 |
| 2018 | #41 |
| 2019 | #41 |
| 2020 | #40 |
| 2021 | #45 |
| 2022 | #54 |
| 2023 | #64 |
| 2024 | #73 |
| 2025 | #69 |
Lincoln by the numbers
In 2025, 151 babies in England and Wales were named Lincoln. In the US, 8,383 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lincoln. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Linkolnlake settlement; variant of Lincoln65 in the US (2017)
- Lyncolntown by the pool; a modern respelling of Lincoln58 in the US (2017)
- Linconlake settlement; a form of Lincoln5 in the US (2017)
- Lindonlinden tree hill; from Old English lind and dun9 in the US (2017)
- Lintonflax settlement; a place name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Linkon17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lincoln
Names that are said the same way as Lincoln, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lynkoln5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lincoln
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