Given name
Linkoln
“lake”·“from the village near the lake”
Linkoln 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
Linkoln 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
Linkoln 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. Linkoln 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
Linkoln through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 607
- 607 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,748 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,748 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 65 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Linkoln’s family of names
Linkoln has a related form in Lincoln.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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