Link
Link was the 1579th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 980th; the most babies were born in 2022 (204). Over the last ten years it has moved down 257 places. More babies were named Link in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,579 boys, down 436 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,689babies recorded
Link popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,579 | 108 |
| 2020 | #1,143 | 171 |
| 2010 | #3,502 | 31 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,859 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,827 | 24 |
| 1960 | #3,894 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,838 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,087 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Link, counting every spelling?
Link is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,425 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,579 for Link on its own. Together these spellings went to 115 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link | 108 | #1,579 | 745 |
| Lynk | 7 | #10,290 | 42 |
| Linc | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Link?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Link (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Link born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Link.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Link?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Link are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Link a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Link by state
How common Link was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (2.4×), Ohio (1.8×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Link: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Link, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Link
How popular is the name Link?
Link was the 1579th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 980th; the most babies were born in 2022 (204). Over the last ten years it has moved down 257 places. More babies were named Link in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Link a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Link in the US.
Where is Link most popular?
In 2021–2025, Link was most common in Utah (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Idaho.