Given name
Linken
“lake”·“from the village near the lake”
Linken is a variant of Lincoln. Interpretations include “lake” and “from the village near the lake” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Linken is a variant of Lincoln. Interpretations include “lake” and “from the village near the lake” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Linken is a variant of Lincoln. An origin associated with Lincoln is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Linken is a variant of Lincoln. The history of Lincoln gives this family its wider story. Lincoln’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Linken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 469
- 469 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,042 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,042 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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