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How popular is the name Lincoln?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lincolns are alive today.
Lincoln (male) is an uncommon boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 302nd in 2025 with 151 babies given the name. The name peaked in 2017, when 593 babies were given the name, the 106th most popular that year. It has declined since 2017; the 2025 figure is roughly 25% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 5,700 babies have been named Lincoln in England and Wales since 1996.
The Lincoln you are most likely to meet is around 10 years old. Half of all Lincolns born in England and Wales are between 6 and 13, and there are at least 5,800 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.9% chance that at least one of them will be called Lincoln.
How many babies are named Lincoln each year?
Where does Lincoln rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Lincoln most popular?
Lincoln peaked in 2017, when 593 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Lincoln?
At least 5,800 people named Lincoln born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Lincoln?
Most living Lincolns are between 6 and 13; the most common age is about 10.
Is Lincoln becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2017 peak.