The baby name Lincoln appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 2017 with 11,376 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lincoln has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1914 | 53 |
| 1915 | 59 |
| 1916 | 55 |
| 1917 | 100 |
| 1918 | 77 |
| 1919 | 51 |
| 1920 | 57 |
| 1921 | 55 |
| 1922 | 52 |
| 1923 | 78 |
| 1924 | 136 |
| 1925 | 119 |
| 1926 | 134 |
| 1927 | 74 |
| 1928 | 92 |
| 1929 | 56 |
| 1930 | 50 |
| 1931 | 58 |
| 1932 | 40 |
| 1933 | 62 |
| 1934 | 48 |
| 1935 | 27 |
| 1936 | 26 |
| 1937 | 25 |
| 1938 | 29 |
| 1939 | 16 |
| 1940 | 14 |
| 1941 | 46 |
| 1942 | 37 |
| 1943 | 28 |
| 1944 | 24 |
| 1945 | 26 |
| 1946 | 23 |
| 1947 | 40 |
| 1948 | 15 |
| 1949 | 21 |
| 1950 | 20 |
| 1951 | 8 |
| 1952 | 68 |
| 1953 | 25 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1955 | 46 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1957 | 37 |
| 1958 | 18 |
| 1959 | 16 |
| 1960 | 20 |
| 1961 | 65 |
| 1962 | 84 |
| 1963 | 122 |
| 1964 | 128 |
| 1965 | 74 |
| 1966 | 55 |
| 1967 | 34 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 30 |
| 1970 | 95 |
| 1971 | 99 |
| 1972 | 67 |
| 1973 | 46 |
| 1974 | 53 |
| 1975 | 72 |
| 1976 | 75 |
| 1977 | 91 |
| 1978 | 56 |
| 1979 | 32 |
| 1980 | 28 |
| 1981 | 61 |
| 1982 | 41 |
| 1983 | 45 |
| 1984 | 44 |
| 1985 | 67 |
| 1986 | 25 |
| 1987 | 78 |
| 1988 | 61 |
| 1989 | 57 |
| 1990 | 72 |
| 1991 | 95 |
| 1992 | 121 |
| 1993 | 136 |
| 1994 | 139 |
| 1995 | 138 |
| 1996 | 94 |
| 1997 | 90 |
| 1998 | 113 |
| 1999 | 166 |
| 2000 | 213 |
| 2001 | 344 |
| 2002 | 352 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 506 |
| 2005 | 596 |
| 2006 | 1,292 |
| 2007 | 1,909 |
| 2008 | 2,138 |
| 2009 | 2,394 |
| 2010 | 2,183 |
| 2011 | 2,509 |
| 2012 | 3,504 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4,929 |
| 2014 | 73 |
| 2014 | 5,639 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 7,838 |
| 2016 | 123 |
| 2016 | 9,388 |
| 2017 | 261 |
| 2017 | 11,376 |
| 2018 | 123 |
| 2018 | 9,841 |
| 2019 | 108 |
| 2019 | 9,664 |
| 2020 | 131 |
| 2020 | 7,624 |
| 2021 | 96 |
| 2021 | 8,178 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2022 | 6,770 |
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2023 | 5,636 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2024 | 5,221 |