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Linken

LIN-ken /ˈlɪnkən/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#6,803 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
12 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Slipping #3,274 in 2020 to #6,803 in 2025
Peak
#2,893 in 2018
First recorded
2003

Meaning of Linken

Linken emerges as a name forged at the crossroads of age-old English lineage and the timeless cadences of Latin, a shimmering cord of heritage that beckons its bearer into a tapestry of unity and adventure. At its heart lies the echo of “link,” the promise of connection, while the distant echo of Lincoln—its Old English forebear—whispers of lakeside strongholds and dawn-lit horizons, blending into an identity as entwined and enduring as Roman ligāmen, the bond that binds souls across epochs. It rolls from the lips with a confident LIN-ken, a gentle yet steadfast clarion that carries both the impish laughter of a new friend and the noble stride of a future leader, weaving warmth and resolve into every syllable. In choosing Linken for a son, one calls forth a living legacy of solidarity, curiosity and poetic wanderlust, where each sunrise unfolds like a page in an epic poem written by the heart itself.

How to pronounce Linken

English

Popularity of Linken in the U.S.

Linken was the #6,803 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 12 babies. It peaked at #2,893 in 2018. It first appears in the records in 2003.

Bar and line chart: Linken in the U.S., 2003–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 41 in 2018 and 12 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,893 in 2018, #6,803 in 2025.
  • Boys named Linken (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2003–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2003⁠–⁠2025 21 rows
Linken: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025126,803▲ 454
2024117,257▲ 2,506
202379,763▼ 4,548
2022185,215▼ 1,097
2021254,118▼ 844
2020343,274▲ 1,063
2019234,337▼ 1,444
2018412,893▲ 113
2017393,006▲ 1,937
2016194,943▼ 1,512
2015323,431▲ 101
2014303,532▲ 648
2013234,180▼ 809
2012323,371▲ 985
2011224,356▼ 257
2010244,099▼ 64
2009254,035▲ 679
2008204,714▲ 947
2007155,661▲ 1,766
2006107,427back (not recorded in 2004–2005)
200378,643new