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Lincoln

Pronounced L IH1 NG K AH0 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2017
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Lincoln?

Lincoln is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 102,161 children — the 313th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2017, when 8,201 children were given it.

02,5005,0007,50010,00018901920195019802010
2017Boys: 8,201Girls: 240

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IH1 NG K AH0 N
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Lincoln

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Lincoln

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Lincoln?
Lincoln ranks 313th among boys' names in US records, with 102,161 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 65,019.
Is Lincoln a unisex name?
No. Lincoln is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lincoln most popular?
2017, when 8,201 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.