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The baby name Lincoln is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkən/ (LINK-ən).

Lincoln is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkən/ (LINK-ən)

What is the meaning of the name Lincoln ?

The baby name Lincoln is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkən/ (LINK-ən).

Lincoln is English in Origin.

Lincoln is an English surname-turned-given name rooted in the city of Lincoln, England. The place name descends from the Roman Lindum Colonia: Lindum comes from Brittonic lindo- “pool, lake,” a reference to the Brayford Pool, while colonia is Latin for “settlement.” Together they yield the sense “settlement by the pool/lake,” later simplified to Lincoln.

As a given name, it emerged in the Anglophone world in the 1800s and became strongly associated with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, boosting its adoption after the Civil War and again in modern times; it has ranked highly in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand since the 2010s. Common short forms are Linc and Link. Less-common spellings include Lyncoln, Lincon, and Linkon; an accented Líncoln appears in Portuguese usage. The name is predominantly masculine but sees occasional unisex use.

Lincoln has the following similar or variant Names

Lincoln – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 836
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
New Zealand Boys 2010 #61 70 99
Canada Boys 2024 #65 400 2,588
United States Boys 2024 #72 4,567 7,044
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
JM 0 #85 9 3,714
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BW Boys 0 #137 13 4,685
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
JM Boys 0 #144 143 6,876
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MT Boys 0 #174 6 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #176 7 1,509
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
NA Boys 0 #223 13 6,830
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
SG 0 #250 20 11,010
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
JP Boys 0 #264 34 7,909
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
Canada Girls 2021 #281 10 2,910
CN Boys 0 #284 36 9,639
PE 0 #296 15 6,350
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
BR 0 #305 41 5,969
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
GH Boys 0 #313 33 8,138
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
HK 0 #328 21 8,483
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
BR Boys 0 #357 571 12,213
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
France Boys 2021 #375 13 2,865
HK Boys 0 #400 131 12,905
UY Boys 0 #405 9 5,922
ZA 0 #406 42 14,421
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
CR Boys 0 #469 19 10,188
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
CM Boys 0 #519 32 12,054
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
BD Boys 0 #536 41 10,045
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
SG Boys 0 #573 125 17,960
BO Boys 0 #579 14 9,244
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
PE Boys 0 #622 271 14,506
CL Boys 0 #635 31 13,390
ZA Boys 0 #641 652 25,619
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
Finland Boys 2026 #674 9 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
QA Boys 0 #696 12 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
NG Girls 0 #772 15 15,093
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
NG Boys 0 #821 131 16,906
United States Girls 2024 #840 77 8,487
CO Boys 0 #858 63 15,656
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #912 19 5,610
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #936 17 5,697
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
MX Boys 0 #962 21 16,355
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,023 89 25,439
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,131 11 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
TR 0 #1,198 14 19,440
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,415 57 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,587 28 28,008

Lincoln is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Ireland
New South Wales, Australia
France

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People also ask about Lincoln

Lincoln is predominantly a boy's name.
Lincoln is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈlɪŋkən/ (LINK-ən).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Linc, Link, Lyncoln, Lincolne and Lincolnne.
Across languages, Lincoln has these equivalents: Lynn (means 'lake'), Dublin (from Irish Dubh Linn, 'black pool'), Preston (place-name surname), Logan (place-name/surname), Hudson (surname used as a given name).
Yes, very popular — Lincoln ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Lincoln ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Lincoln's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #52 in 2014 to #65 in 2024 in Canada.