Lincoln is the name of a cathedral city in eastern England and means "lake colony" or "settlement by the pool", from the Brittonic lindo and the Latin colonia. As a first name it honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, and it is one of the few presidential surnames that American parents have adopted widely. Lincoln ranked number 711 in the United States in 2000, entered the top 100 in 2013, peaked at number 40 in 2020 and stands at number 69 among boys in 2025.