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