Link

Where Link comes from

The dictionaries list Link as a given name — a diminutive of the male given name Lincoln — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1893
    Debut at its peak, #907
    #907 among boys with 6 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1929
    Link Wray born
    American guitarist
  4. 1968
    Link Gaetz born
    Canadian ice hockey player
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln.
Namesakes
  • Link Wray · American guitarist, 1929–2005
  • Link Gaetz · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1968

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.