Lincoln is of English origin. The name is derived from Welsh and Latin titles: Lynn meaning “lake” and colonia meaning colony.”
The name Lincoln is believed to have come from the city of Lincoln, an ancient settlement founded around the 1st century.
It later popularized in the US in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President who led an alliance that won the civil war.
Lincoln reached top 50 names in 2016 for the first time ever. It ranked 41 in 2019, that’s in contrast to the year before when it ranked 40th in boys’ name popularity.
It has appeared in the top 10 twice and 10 times in top 100 popular names for boys. The most Lincoln popularity ever grew was in 2016. During that year, more than 7000 newborn boys were given the name Lincoln.
Between 1880 and 2018, over 77, 000 boys have been given the name Lincoln in the United States. Today, Lincoln is most dominant in the US and relatively common in Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and England.
Famous Lincoln’s are former US President Abraham Lincoln; Brad Lincoln- American baseball pitcher; American actor Elmo Lincoln and the British actor and author Henry Lincoln.