unisex name
Lyncoln
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 728
Lyncoln is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 27% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Lyncoln over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 |
| 2010s | 426 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 188 |
How popular is Lyncoln?
In 2025, Lyncoln was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lyncoln 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 Lyncoln
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lyncoln also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lyncoln over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lyncoln
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lyncoln — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lyncoln
How popular is the name Lyncoln?
In 2025, Lyncoln was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lyncoln a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyncoln is used for both girls and boys. About 27% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Lyncoln most popular?
Lyncoln peaked in 2015, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lyncoln a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lyncoln currently ranks #9,960 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.