Unisex name · since 1969
Dynell
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.
- #21,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dynell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Dynell recorded 58 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1999.
- #21,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynell ranks #21,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dynell's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dynell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dynell's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dynell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1999
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dynell popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1964 (Dynell as girls' name)
Dynell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 64% of the file).
1970s was Dynell's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Dynell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dynell's data
- Dynell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dynell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dynell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.