How Many People Are Named Link?
An estimated 2,367 people in the United States have the first name Link. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Link peaked in popularity in 2022 with 204 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Link 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 Link paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Link is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,367
About 1 in 144,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2022
204 births
Total Registered
2,580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Link
Link is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,580 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Link as a male name
Ranked #1,417 in 2024
130 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (204 births)
Link: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Link span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,011 babies were registered. While Link is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Link by Decade
How has Link 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.
Link by State
Birth registrations for Link span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Kansas, Alabama. On average, about 36 Links were registered per state.
Link + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Link as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Link
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Link: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Link?
We estimate approximately 2,367 people named Link 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 144,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Link a common name?
Link is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Link most popular?
Link reached peak popularity in 2022, when 204 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Link is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Link a male name?
Link is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Link Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Link Smith, Link Johnson, Link 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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