boy's name
Link
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,058
Link is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 204 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,698 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Link over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 55 |
| 1920s | 49 |
| 1930s | 18 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 73 |
| 1960s | 153 |
| 1970s | 138 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 157 |
| 2010s | 1,011 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 916 |
How popular is Link?
In 2025, Link was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Link is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Link
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Link also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Link over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Link
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Link — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Link
How popular is the name Link?
In 2025, Link was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Link a girl's or a boy's name?
Link is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Link?
Link has 1 syllable.
When was Link most popular?
Link peaked in 2022, when 204 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Link a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Link currently ranks #1,514 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.