Names like Lincoln

In 2025, 4,703 boys born in the US were named Lincoln, #69 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1885.

Its best rank was #40, in 2020.

The most births in one year were 8,202, in 2017.

Births fell 22% from 6,001 in 2015.

For all 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1880 or later (Lincoln's began in 1885).

Lincoln's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #579
2. 1890
   #518
3. 1900
   #520
4. 1910
   #450
5. 1920
   #515
6. 1930
   #653
7. 1940
   #706
8. 1950
   #721
9. 1960
   #805
10. 1970
    #675
11. 1980
    #893
12. 1990
    #842
13. 2000
    #707
14. 2010
    #199
15. 2020
    #40
16. 2025
    #69

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Lincoln's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.