Is Linkoln a boy or girl name?

Linkoln is a boy’s name. Of the 607 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Linkoln

Recorded 2003–2025 · United States

Linkoln was most popular in 2017, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,680 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 607 people named Linkoln.

Linkoln over time

Births per year. The dot marks Linkoln’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linkoln a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linkoln is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 607 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org