Declining since 2016, #5,608 for boys today.
Popularity of Linkoln since 2003
Babies named Linkoln per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 359 |
| 2020s | 168 |
Meaning & origin
Linkoln is a modern respelling of Lincoln, a name that has seen notable use as a first name in the United States, particularly in homage to President Abraham Lincoln. The spelling Linkoln first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2003, reflecting a trend of creative phonetic adaptations of established names. Its popularity peaked in 2017, though it has since been on a declining trajectory. Despite its rarity, with a current rank of 5,608 and a frequency of 1 in 106,755 births in the latest year (2025), Linkoln carries the weight of its classic counterpart while offering a distinctive spelling. The name has not been recorded in any top states, indicating its scattered usage across the country.
Linkoln is a modern respelling of the surname Lincoln, which originates from the city of Lincoln in England. The place name Lincoln is derived from the Latin Lindum Colonia, with the first element coming from the Celtic name for the area, Lindon ('pool' or 'lake'), and the second from the Latin colonia ('settlement'). The spelling Linkoln likely emerged as a phonetic or creative variation in the early 2000s, first recorded in U.S. data in 2003.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Link, Lin, Linc
Variants: Lincoln
Sibling names for Linkoln
Names that share Linkoln's style, for a brother or sister.
