Lyncoln Boy & girl

How popular is Lyncoln?

#9,710 boy name in 2025

7 baby boys were named Lyncoln in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).

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647living people named Lyncoln (est.)
9median age of people named Lyncoln
651babies named Lyncoln since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025

Lyncoln popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#9,710 for boys (▼ 3811 from 2024)
Babies in 20257 boys, 5 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-83% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,863 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020
Peak year2018 (47 boys)
Highest rank#2,634 in 2018
First recorded2007
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)71% boys, 29% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Lyncoln counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lincoln family of names ranked #77 for boys in 2025 (#82 the year before), with 4,726 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Lincoln 4,703 100%
Linkoln 16 0%
Lyncoln 7 0%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Lyncoln by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
2000s27#7,182
2010s293#2,634
2020s135#2,885

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Questions

Is Lyncoln a boy or girl name?
Lyncoln is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Lyncoln were boys and 29% were girls.
How popular is the name Lyncoln?
7 baby boys were named Lyncoln in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
When was Lyncoln most popular?
Lyncoln peaked in 2018, when 47 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,634 in 2018.
How many people are named Lyncoln?
651 babies have been named Lyncoln in the US since 1880. We estimate about 647 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.