Meaning and history
Lincoln comes from an English surname based on the city the Romans called Lindum Colonia, combining Celtic lindos, "lake," with Latin colonia, "colony." The name is usually given in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president during the Civil War.
20062006: 1,109 births, rank #301
2007: 1,655 births, rank #224
2008: 1,818 births, rank #211
2009: 2,012 births, rank #189
2010: 1,871 births, rank #199
20112011: 2,158 births, rank #179
2012: 2,912 births, rank #132
2013: 4,039 births, rank #95
2014: 4,824 births, rank #87
2015: 6,001 births, rank #66
20162016: 7,129 births, rank #51
2017: 8,202 births, rank #41
2018: 7,408 births, rank #41
2019: 7,473 births, rank #41
2020: 7,061 births, rank #40
20212021: 6,700 births, rank #45
2022: 5,625 births, rank #54
2023: 4,866 births, rank #64
2024: 4,580 births, rank #73
20252025: 4,703 births, rank #69
Lincoln has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #711 in 2000 to #69 in 2025. It now stands at #69 for boys. Its highest annual birth count came in 2017, with 8,202 births.