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Lincoln

“town by the pool”

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The story behind the name

Meet Lincoln.

US birth records for 2025 list 75 girls named Lincoln (rank #2,396) and 4,703 boys named Lincoln (rank #69).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 77 in 2024 to 75 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 4,580 in 2024 to 4,703 in 2025.

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How popular is Lincoln?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#2,39675 recorded births
Boys · 2025#694,703 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420258,2020
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys694,703
2025Girls2,39675
2024Boys734,580
2024Girls2,37777
2023Boys644,866
2023Girls2,15289
2022Boys545,625
2022Girls1,672126
2021Boys456,700
2021Girls1,455148
2020Boys407,061
2020Girls1,243183
2019Boys417,473
2019Girls1,256185
2018Boys417,408
2018Girls1,368165
2017Boys418,202
2017Girls1,066241
2016Boys517,129
2016Girls1,416164
2015Boys666,001
2015Girls1,459158
2014Boys874,824
2014Girls1,668127

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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