Lincoln, an English suranme-turned-given-name, was originally derived from a place name called Lindum Colonia, which is composed of the Brythonic elements lindo, meaning "lake," and Latin word colonia, meaning "colony." Therefore, the name translates to "lake colony." Lincoln has appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names every year since 1900, but wasn't commonplace until the 2000s. It cracked the top-200 for the first time in 2009 and has now been a top-100 boy's name every year since 2013. It's also the name legendary actor Bill Murry gave his youngest son, born in 2005, and the name actors Dax Shepard and Kirstin Bell gave their daughter, born in 2013. Most people, however, will think of former President Abraham Lincoln when they see this name.
