Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Lincoln

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lincoln
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

8,201

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

44.3%

2024

4,567

All-time

100,181

Lincoln is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 8,201 boys were named Lincoln.

In 2024, only 4,567 boys were given the name.

Down 44.3% from its peak.

All told, about 100,181 Americans have been named Lincoln and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

20178,201 boys named Lincoln

20244,567 boys named Lincoln

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