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Origin and meaning of Link

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 100% (225 births)

Girls - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English
Meaning:: Descended from Loingseach

Origin:: Diminutive of the Welsh and Latin name Lincoln
Meaning:: › Lake, pool
› colony

More info:: Link is most often seen as a nickname for Lincoln.

Pronunciation:: LINK

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Popularity:: Ranks 2,450th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Link (Source: US SSA)

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Year

Since 1893 Link was chosen 873 times as a name, 0 times for girls and 873 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	5,573	-	2,450	-	51
2011	7,170	-	3,191	-	35
2010	7,879	-	3,473	-	31
2009	8,640	-	3,773	-	28
2008	8,094	-	3,525	-	31
2007	8,648	-	3,745	-	28
2006	10,312	-	4,436	-	21
2005	22,008	-	9,715	-	7
2004	12,359	-	5,391	-	15
2003	13,385	-	5,749	-	13
2002	18,621	-	8,135	-	8
2001	26,298	-	11,619	-	5
2000	-	-	-	-	-
1999	-	-	-	-	-
1998	24,067	-	10,617	-	5
1997	23,329	-	10,184	-	5
1996	-	-	-	-	-
1995	-	-	-	-	-
1994	17,249	-	7,440	-	7
1993	22,288	-	9,586	-	5
1992	19,048	-	8,031	-	6
1991	21,603	-	9,061	-	5
1990	-	-	-	-	-
1989	20,292	-	8,704	-	5
1988	19,169	-	8,022	-	5
1987	-	-	-	-	-
1986	13,511	-	5,686	-	7
1985	-	-	-	-	-
1984	-	-	-	-	-
1983	-	-	-	-	-
1982	16,771	-	6,946	-	5
1981	11,598	-	4,772	-	8
1980	16,586	-	6,848	-	5
1979	14,086	-	5,773	-	6
1978	8,676	-	3,525	-	11
1977	8,584	-	3,500	-	11
1976	9,444	-	3,880	-	9
1975	6,564	-	2,711	-	15
1974	7,428	-	3,060	-	12
1973	6,831	-	2,808	-	13
1972	5,592	-	2,297	-	17
1971	5,110	-	2,090	-	20
1970	4,455	-	1,825	-	24
1969	7,254	-	2,980	-	10
1968	11,022	-	4,490	-	5
1967	8,381	-	3,428	-	7
1966	4,551	-	1,858	-	18
1965	6,139	-	2,556	-	11
1964	3,054	-	1,268	-	38
1963	3,516	-	1,465	-	29
1962	5,591	-	2,321	-	13
1961	4,973	-	2,108	-	16
1960	9,014	-	3,894	-	6
1959	5,992	-	2,606	-	11
1958	6,680	-	2,936	-	9
1957	5,869	-	2,569	-	11
1956	-	-	-	-	-
1955	9,458	-	4,169	-	5
1954	6,416	-	2,863	-	9
1953	7,356	-	3,301	-	7
1952	5,468	-	2,458	-	11
1951	-	-	-	-	-
1950	8,764	-	3,985	-	5
1949	4,341	-	1,997	-	15
1948	-	-	-	-	-
1947	-	-	-	-	-
1946	6,042	-	2,825	-	8
1945	6,106	-	2,897	-	7
1944	-	-	-	-	-
1943	-	-	-	-	-
1942	7,914	-	3,858	-	5
1941	7,639	-	3,804	-	5
1940	-	-	-	-	-
1939	-	-	-	-	-
1938	-	-	-	-	-
1937	6,643	-	3,369	-	6
1936	-	-	-	-	-
1935	-	-	-	-	-
1934	-	-	-	-	-
1933	-	-	-	-	-
1932	-	-	-	-	-
1931	6,936	-	3,605	-	6
1930	7,271	-	3,835	-	6
1929	-	-	-	-	-
1928	6,791	-	3,564	-	7
1927	5,852	-	3,050	-	9
1926	8,785	-	4,564	-	5
1925	7,074	-	3,600	-	7
1924	6,581	-	3,387	-	8
1923	-	-	-	-	-
1922	-	-	-	-	-
1921	7,236	-	3,727	-	7
1920	7,906	-	4,080	-	6
1919	6,949	-	3,602	-	7
1918	-	-	-	-	-
1917	6,032	-	3,088	-	8
1916	6,461	-	3,369	-	7
1915	6,248	-	3,251	-	7
1914	4,888	-	2,561	-	8
1913	5,896	-	3,074	-	5
1912	4,252	-	2,160	-	7
1911	3,641	-	1,653	-	6
1910	-	-	-	-	-
1909	3,622	-	1,598	-	5
1908	-	-	-	-	-
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1893	2,185	-	981	-	6
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Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	-	-	-
1890-99	2185	-	981
1900-09	-	-	-
1910-19	5345	-	2737
1920-29	7175	-	3710
1930-39	6950	-	3603
1940-49	6925	-	3346
1950-59	7144	-	3183
1960-64	5774	-	2447
1965-69	7523	-	3083
1970-74	5497	-	2255
1975-79	8317	-	3404
1980-84	14985	-	6189
1985-89	16340	-	6854
1990-94	20980	-	8893
1995-99	23698	-	10401
2000	-	-	-
2001	26298	-	11619
2002	18621	-	8135
2003	13385	-	5749
2004	12359	-	5391
2005	22008	-	9715
2006	10312	-	4436
2007	8648	-	3745
2008	8094	-	3525
2009	8640	-	3773
2010	7879	-	3473
2011	7170	-	3191
2012	5573	-	2450

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