Recorded 1969–1999 Unisex name Peak 1971 58 births

Dynell — boys' name

58 babies named Dynell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s371980s51990s10
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dynell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dynell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dynell

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Dynell between 1969 and 1999, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dynell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Dynell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1964.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dynell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dynell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dynell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dynell at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

58

Since 1969

31 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1969

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1999

Dynell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1969

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
45678910 1999199119891979197819771975197319711969 6

Dynell popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1964 (Dynell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1964 6

Dynell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 64% of Dynell's all-time total
1960s61970s371980s51990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dynell?
58 babies have been named Dynell since 1969. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Dynell most popular?
Dynell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Is Dynell a unisex name?
Yes, Dynell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 58 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Dynell been used?
Dynell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 31 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Dynell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dynver, Dynasty. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.