Linkoln
Linkoln was the 5748th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2121st with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,347 places. More babies were named Linkoln in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lincoln) lake settlement (place name) · English, Latin, Brythonic
- Rank in 2025
- #5,748 boys, down 2,642 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201765 babies
- Total since 1880
- 607babies recorded
What does the name Linkoln mean?
Linkoln is a spelling of Lincoln, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lincoln's meaning and origin.
Lincoln is the name of a city in eastern England. The Romans called it Lindum Colonia: Lindum came from a Brittonic word for a pool or lake, referring to the Brayford Pool on the River Witham, and colonia was the Latin word for a Roman colony. The place name became an English surname. In the United States it became a first name in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, and many American towns took the name after 1865 for the same reason.
Lindum Colōnia (Latin, “Roman colony at Lindum”)*lindos (Proto-Celtic, “lake, pool”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Linc, Link.
See also: English names, names that mean water, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lincoln', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Lincoln (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Linkoln popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,748 | 16 |
| 2020 | #3,106 | 37 |
| 2010 | #6,935 | 12 |
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How popular is Linkoln, counting every spelling?
Linkoln is a spelling of Lincoln, a name family that ranked #75 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,748 for Linkoln on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,726 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 4,703 | #69 | 26,474 |
| Linkoln | 16 | #5,748 | 131 |
| Lyncoln | 7 | #10,288 | 94 |
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 Linkoln?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linkoln (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Linkoln 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linkoln.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linkoln?
About 600 people born in the US named Linkoln are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Linkoln 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.
Linkoln by state
How common Linkoln was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Linkoln: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linkoln, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linkoln
What does Linkoln mean?
Linkoln is a spelling of Lincoln, which means “lake settlement (place name)” (English, Latin, Brythonic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Linkoln?
Linkoln was the 5748th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2121st with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,347 places. More babies were named Linkoln in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Linkoln a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Linkoln in the US.
Where is Linkoln most popular?
In 2021–2025, Linkoln was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.