Given name
Lynken
“lake”·“from the village near the lake”
Lynken 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
Lynken 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
Lynken 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 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lynken 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
Lynken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 92 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,174 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,174 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2017.
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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