Lincoln Name Popularity

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How popular is Lincoln?

Ranking 40th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Lincoln is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Position 40, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time this year.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 8,179 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Lincoln in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1884.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lincoln occurred roughly during the years 1890-1895, 1906-1916, 1921-1924, 1960-1963, 1968-1971, 1988-1993, and 1998-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1968.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Lincoln be?

The popularity trend for Lincoln has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Lincoln has risen.

The name Lincoln is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Lincoln (Girl)		Lincoln (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		163	1,373	7,368	40
2017		239	1,065	8,179	41
2016		164	1,415	7,115	50
2015		158	1,456	5,996	66
2014		127	1,667	4,820	87
2013		61	2,823	4,033	95
2012		34	4,345	2,910	132
2011		24	5,642	2,158	178
2010		15	8,123	1,870	199
2009		21	6,450	2,011	188
2008		22	6,264	1,817	211
2007		13	9,322	1,655	224
2006		9	12,006	1,109	300
2005		10	10,603	501	496
2004		10	10,367	413	554
2003		6	14,965	410	549
2002		5	17,027	329	610
2001		7	12,867	309	616
2000		7	12,575	247	711
1999		< 5	--	214	748
1998		< 5	--	165	883
1997		7	11,535	156	889
1996		< 5	--	149	899
1995		9	9,208	191	777
1994		6	12,712	187	771
1993		12	7,300	178	794
1992		6	12,658	156	849
1991		7	10,962	153	840
1990		5	14,253	143	856
1989		< 5	--	122	920
1988		6	11,167	122	861
1987		< 5	--	123	844
1986		5	11,967	86	999
1985		5	11,681	117	828
1984		< 5	--	141	734
1983		< 5	--	112	824
1982		< 5	--	119	810
1981		< 5	--	119	806
1980		< 5	--	94	922
1979		< 5	--	98	886
1978		< 5	--	95	885
1977		< 5	--	149	695
1976		< 5	--	151	668
1975		< 5	--	147	677
1974		< 5	--	108	775
1973		< 5	--	103	783
1972		< 5	--	140	679
1971		< 5	--	182	618
1970		< 5	--	145	688
1969		< 5	--	105	766
1968		< 5	--	71	864
1967		< 5	--	99	741
1966		< 5	--	114	695
1965		< 5	--	128	657
1964		< 5	--	202	556
1963		< 5	--	193	568
1962		< 5	--	142	649
1961		< 5	--	119	701
1960		< 5	--	85	828
1959		< 5	--	79	858
1958		< 5	--	72	892
1957		< 5	--	96	770
1956		< 5	--	73	879
1955		< 5	--	85	795
1954		< 5	--	68	898
1953		< 5	--	87	762
1952		< 5	--	95	723
1951		< 5	--	76	808
1950		< 5	--	87	739
1949		< 5	--	90	725
1948		< 5	--	75	791
1947		< 5	--	94	710
1946		< 5	--	75	771
1945		< 5	--	89	644
1944		< 5	--	76	713
1943		< 5	--	92	670
1942		< 5	--	96	658
1941		< 5	--	88	649
1940		< 5	--	70	733
1939		< 5	--	78	673
1938		< 5	--	76	697
1937		< 5	--	75	694
1936		< 5	--	72	706
1935		< 5	--	76	695
1934		< 5	--	92	628
1933		< 5	--	91	611
1932		< 5	--	96	603
1931		< 5	--	110	561
1930		< 5	--	86	675
1929		< 5	--	101	602
1928		< 5	--	130	530
1927		< 5	--	131	539
1926		< 5	--	144	507
1925		< 5	--	142	512
1924		< 5	--	156	494
1923		< 5	--	133	529
1922		< 5	--	108	622
1921		< 5	--	120	579
1920		< 5	--	137	523
1919		< 5	--	117	555
1918		< 5	--	128	534
1917		< 5	--	127	511
1916		< 5	--	131	498
1915		< 5	--	118	513
1914		< 5	--	103	479
1913		< 5	--	63	548
1912		< 5	--	49	576
1911		< 5	--	34	511
1910		< 5	--	36	459
1909		< 5	--	33	443
1908		< 5	--	20	571
1907		< 5	--	13	763
1906		< 5	--	18	558
1905		< 5	--	19	539
1904		< 5	--	15	602
1903		< 5	--	11	721
1902		< 5	--	17	531
1901		< 5	--	10	709
1900		< 5	--	20	545
1899		< 5	--	14	534
1898		< 5	--	8	852
1897		< 5	--	14	570
1896		< 5	--	13	614
1895		< 5	--	26	375
1894		< 5	--	10	704
1893		< 5	--	11	636
1892		< 5	--	17	489
1891		< 5	--	15	463
1890		< 5	--	13	553
1889		< 5	--	14	513
1888		< 5	--	15	515
1887		< 5	--	8	717
1886		< 5	--	6	915
1885		< 5	--	11	589
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	12	545
1882		< 5	--	13	528
1881		< 5	--	5	955
1880		< 5	--	10	620

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.