Lyncoln
The Story of Lyncoln
As a girl name
Lyncoln first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 25 Lyncolns were born — ranking #5,287 that year. As of 2026, Lyncoln ranks #9,967 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-59%). In total, more than 202 Lyncolns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lyncoln first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 47 Lyncolns were born — ranking #2,634 that year. As of 2026, Lyncoln ranks #7,573 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-64%). In total, more than 465 Lyncolns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lyncoln
Lyncoln is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 465 births in the dataset. Lyncoln's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyncoln's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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