Is Lyncoln a boy or girl name?

Lyncoln is a unisex name. Of the 651 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.1% were girls and 69.9% were boys.

Lyncoln

Recorded 2007–2025 · United States

Lyncoln was most popular in 2015, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,681 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 651 people named Lyncoln.

Lyncoln over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyncoln’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyncoln a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyncoln is a unisex name — 30.1% of the 651 Americans given it were girls and 69.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 29% girls and 71% 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