Lincoln

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Origin: English

Lincoln first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 8,201 babies (rank #41 that year). In 2024 it was given to 4,567 boys (rank #73). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lincoln

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lincoln yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

102,155

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

8,201

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lincoln

Lincoln Ellsworthpolar explorer · b. 1880
Lincoln Chafeepolitician · b. 1953
Lincolnassociation football player · b. 1979

Stories about the name Lincoln

Not entirely because of the president, though partly because of the president. Mostly because our older son is named Grant and my wife thought the Civil War generals theme was funny. She's still deciding if she's committed to the bit for a third child.

— Kevin, Springfield IL, 2019

Lincoln means 'lake settlement' in Old English. It's also a car and a president and a city in Nebraska. We just thought it sounded strong. The rest is coincidence.

— Allison, Omaha NE, 2020

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	10	#620
1881	5	#954
1882	13	#528
1883	12	#545
1885	11	#589
1886	6	#915
1887	8	#717
1888	15	#515
1889	14	#513
1890	13	#553
1891	15	#463
1892	17	#489
1893	11	#636
1894	10	#704
1895	26	#375
1896	13	#614
1897	14	#570
1898	8	#852
1899	14	#534
1900	20	#545
1901	10	#709
1902	17	#531
1903	11	#721
1904	15	#602
1905	19	#539
1906	18	#558
1907	13	#763
1908	20	#571
1909	33	#443
1910	36	#459
1911	34	#511
1912	49	#576
1913	63	#548
1914	103	#479
1915	118	#513
1916	130	#499
1917	127	#511
1918	128	#534
1919	117	#555
1920	137	#523
1921	120	#579
1922	108	#622
1923	133	#529
1924	156	#494
1925	142	#512
1926	144	#506
1927	131	#539
1928	130	#531
1929	101	#602
1930	86	#674
1931	110	#561
1932	96	#603
1933	91	#611
1934	92	#628
1935	76	#696
1936	72	#706
1937	75	#693
1938	76	#697
1939	78	#673
1940	70	#733
1941	88	#649
1942	96	#658
1943	92	#671
1944	76	#713
1945	89	#644
1946	75	#771
1947	94	#710
1948	75	#791
1949	90	#725
1950	87	#739
1951	76	#808
1952	95	#723
1953	87	#762
1954	68	#899
1955	85	#796
1956	72	#886
1957	97	#763
1958	72	#891
1959	79	#857
1960	85	#829
1961	119	#701
1962	143	#648
1963	193	#568
1964	202	#557
1965	128	#656
1966	116	#689
1967	98	#747
1968	71	#863
1969	105	#766
1970	146	#687
1971	181	#618
1972	140	#679
1973	103	#784
1974	108	#775
1975	147	#678
1976	151	#668
1977	149	#696
1978	95	#885
1979	98	#886
1980	95	#916
1981	119	#806
1982	119	#811
1983	112	#824
1984	141	#734
1985	117	#828
1986	86	#1,000
1987	124	#842
1988	122	#861
1989	122	#920
1990	143	#856
1991	153	#840
1992	157	#841
1993	178	#794
1994	187	#771
1995	191	#777
1996	149	#899
1997	156	#889
1998	165	#883
1999	214	#748
2000	247	#711
2001	309	#616
2002	329	#610
2003	410	#549
2004	413	#555
2005	502	#495
2006	1,109	#301
2007	1,655	#224
2008	1,817	#211
2009	2,012	#189
2010	1,871	#199
2011	2,158	#179
2012	2,912	#132
2013	4,039	#95
2014	4,824	#87
2015	6,001	#66
2016	7,127	#51
2017	8,201	#41
2018	7,406	#41
2019	7,471	#41
2020	7,058	#40
2021	6,695	#45
2022	5,624	#54
2023	4,863	#64
2024	4,567	#73