Over the past 110 years, 65 153 boys and 686 girls have been named Lincoln. The name Lincoln ranks 378th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lincoln in 1912. The peak of popularity of the name Lincoln came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.