Male name
Lincoln
5,773 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2017. Expression number: 7.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.From Wiktionary, entry “Lincoln”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2017: 593 births. 5,773 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2006. It is still given: 1,099 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2017: 8,443 births. 106,968 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 40th among boys' names in 2020. It really came into use around 1895. It is still given: 26,989 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2017: 14 births. 109 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 34 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 227 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 5 = 34 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
9 + 6 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.