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Link

“Variant of Lincoln — Roman colony by the pool” — Brythonic via Latin and Old English origin

Boy's name · #1571 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Link has appeared in US records since 1893 — best rank #907 (1893) · 2,689 babies named Link all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,300 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Links

• Link Wray — American guitarist (1929–2005)
• Link Byfield — Canadian politician
• Link Gaetz — Canadian ice hockey player
• Link Abrams — American-New Zealand basketball player
• Link Lauren — American right-wing content creator

In stories & tradition

• Link — Hyrule Warriors · Mario Kart 8
• Link Hogthrob — Muppets universe
• Link Larkin — Hairspray

What Links become

Among 18 notable people named Link:

Entertainers appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Link Wray, American guitarist (1929–2005).

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