Lincoln
4 countries#69 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lincoln was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
106,968 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #69 · peaked in 2017 with 8,443 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
163 births recorded 2007–2025 · currently #367 · peaked in 2017 with 21 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
121 births recorded 1979–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 2008 with 15 births
Most common in: Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
86 births recorded 2006–2024 · peaked in 2017 with 10 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lincoln’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #301 | — |
| 2007 | #224 | ↑77 |
| 2008 | #211 | ↑13 |
| 2009 | #189 | ↑22 |
| 2010 | #199 | ↓10 |
| 2011 | #179 | ↑20 |
| 2012 | #132 | ↑47 |
| 2013 | #95 | ↑37 |
| 2014 | #87 | ↑8 |
| 2015 | #66 | ↑21 |
| 2016 | #51 | ↑15 |
| 2017 | #41 | ↑10 |
| 2018 | #41 | — |
| 2019 | #41 | — |
| 2020 | #40 | ↑1 |
| 2021 | #45 | ↓5 |
| 2022 | #54 | ↓9 |
| 2023 | #64 | ↓10 |
| 2024 | #73 | ↓9 |
| 2025 | #69 | ↑4 |
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