boy (SSA Category)Old English OriginCeltic OriginUS Rank #69 in 2025

Lincoln

Alternative forms & variants: Linc

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Settlement by the pool / lake colony (from Celtic lindo + Latin colonia)”

Linguistic heritage: Old English / Latin

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:LING-kuhn
IPA (US English):/ˈlɪŋkən/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20178,202 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#694,778 births in 2025
Total US Registrations106,968Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio98% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

02,0514,1016,1528,202188019091938196719962025
Peak US Popularity2017 (8,202 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1880
Recent 2025 Level4,703 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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