Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lincoln

#303 most common boys' name of all time · #665 across all names · 98% boys / 2% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#303
Rank overall
#665 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
106,968
Since 2016
65,200
Peak year
2017 #41
Best rank
#40 2020
Girls Boys peak 8,443/yr
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Lincoln is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 75 4,703 4,778 #69
2024 77 4,580 4,657 #73
2023 89 4,866 4,955 #64
2022 126 5,625 5,751 #54
2021 148 6,700 6,848 #45
2020 183 7,061 7,244 #40
2019 185 7,473 7,658 #41
2018 165 7,408 7,573 #41
2017 241 8,202 8,443 #41
2016 164 7,129 7,293 #51
2015 158 6,001 6,159 #66
2014 127 4,824 4,951 #87
2013 61 4,039 4,100 #95
2012 34 2,912 2,946 #132
2011 24 2,158 2,182 #179
2010 15 1,871 1,886 #199
2009 21 2,012 2,033 #189
2008 22 1,818 1,840 #211
2007 13 1,655 1,668 #224
2006 9 1,109 1,118 #301
2005 10 502 512 #496
2004 10 413 423 #556
2003 6 410 416 #548
2002 5 329 334 #610
2001 7 309 316 #616
2000 7 247 254 #710
1999 — 214 214 #749
1998 — 165 165 #881
1997 7 156 163 #886
1996 — 149 149 #898
1995 9 191 200 #776
1994 6 187 193 #770
1993 12 178 190 #795
1992 6 157 163 #841
1991 7 153 160 #839
1990 5 143 148 #855
1989 — 123 123 #916
1988 6 122 128 #861
1987 — 124 124 #837
1986 5 86 91 #995
1985 5 117 122 #824
1984 — 141 141 #733
1983 — 112 112 #824
1982 — 119 119 #810
1981 — 119 119 #805
1980 — 95 95 #912
1979 — 98 98 #882
1978 — 95 95 #882
1977 — 149 149 #695
1976 — 151 151 #666
1975 — 147 147 #679
1974 — 108 108 #775
1973 — 103 103 #784
1972 — 140 140 #678
1971 — 181 181 #618
1970 — 146 146 #685
1969 — 105 105 #763
1968 — 71 71 #861
1967 — 98 98 #744
1966 — 116 116 #689
1965 — 128 128 #656
1964 — 202 202 #555
1963 — 193 193 #567
1962 — 143 143 #647
1961 — 119 119 #700
1960 — 85 85 #827
1959 — 79 79 #855
1958 — 72 72 #889
1957 — 97 97 #764
1956 — 72 72 #882
1955 — 85 85 #794
1954 — 68 68 #897
1953 — 87 87 #763
1952 — 95 95 #723
1951 — 76 76 #809
1950 — 87 87 #736
1949 — 90 90 #723
1948 — 75 75 #790
1947 — 94 94 #707
1946 — 75 75 #769
1945 — 89 89 #641
1944 — 76 76 #715
1943 — 92 92 #670
1942 — 96 96 #654
1941 — 88 88 #650
1940 — 70 70 #732
1939 — 78 78 #672
1938 — 76 76 #696
1937 — 75 75 #695
1936 — 72 72 #702
1935 — 76 76 #693
1934 — 92 92 #627
1933 — 91 91 #611
1932 — 96 96 #601
1931 — 110 110 #560
1930 — 86 86 #674
1929 — 101 101 #603
1928 — 130 130 #531
1927 — 131 131 #537
1926 — 144 144 #507
1925 — 142 142 #511
1924 — 156 156 #494
1923 — 133 133 #529
1922 — 108 108 #621
1921 — 120 120 #578
1920 — 137 137 #523
1919 — 117 117 #555
1918 — 128 128 #535
1917 — 127 127 #509
1916 — 130 130 #500
1915 — 118 118 #513
1914 — 103 103 #479
1913 — 63 63 #545
1912 — 49 49 #579
1911 — 34 34 #509
1910 — 36 36 #458
1909 — 33 33 #444
1908 — 20 20 #575
1907 — 13 13 #750
1906 — 18 18 #561
1905 — 19 19 #539
1904 — 15 15 #600
1903 — 11 11 #713
1902 — 17 17 #532
1901 — 10 10 #705
1900 — 20 20 #545
1899 — 14 14 #534
1898 — 8 8 #827
1897 — 14 14 #571
1896 — 13 13 #614
1895 — 26 26 #379
1894 — 10 10 #698
1893 — 11 11 #635
1892 — 17 17 #490
1891 — 15 15 #468
1890 — 13 13 #550
1889 — 14 14 #515
1888 — 15 15 #516
1887 — 8 8 #705
1886 — 6 6 #873
1885 — 11 11 #596
1883 — 12 12 #545
1882 — 13 13 #528
1881 — 5 5 #883
1880 — 10 10 #621