How Many People Are Named Linc?
An estimated 180 people in the United States have the first name Linc. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Linc peaked in popularity in 1964 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linc as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Linc paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
180
About 1 in 1,904,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1964
21 births
Total Registered
199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linc
Linc is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 199 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Linc as a male name
Ranked #8,645 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1964 (21 births)
Linc: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linc span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 83 babies were registered. While Linc is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Linc by Decade
How has Linc tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Linc by State
Linc + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linc as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linc
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linc: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linc?
We estimate approximately 180 people named Linc are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,904,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Linc a common name?
Linc is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linc most popular?
Linc reached peak popularity in 1964, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linc is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linc a male name?
Linc is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linc Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linc Smith, Linc Johnson, Linc Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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