Recorded 1931–1960 Boys' name Peak 1940 38 births

Lendel — boys' name

38 babies named Lendel in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Lendel since 1931, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1960.

38
total births
1931–1960
years on record
1930s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lendel was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lendel in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lendel

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Lendel between 1931 and 1960, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lendel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lendel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lendel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lendel 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 38 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.

Lendel at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

38

Since 1931

30 years of records

Peak year

1940

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1931

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1960

Lendel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1931

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1940)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Lendel by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
15 births that decade — 39% of Lendel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lendel?
38 babies have been named Lendel since 1931. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1940 with 8 births.
When was Lendel most popular?
Lendel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Lendel been used?
Lendel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 30 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Lendel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. 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, 1931–1960 (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.