Boys' name · since 1917
Lendell
Lendell has 690 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 690
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
690 boys have been named Lendell since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lendell recorded 690 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2018.
- #6,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 690 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lendell ranks #6,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 690 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 690
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lendell's 690 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lendell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lendell splits its recorded history at 1959: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lendell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2018
- Peak year (1950)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Lendell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (145 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Lendell's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lendell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 43
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
86 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 145 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lendell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lendell's total volume
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What to do with Lendell's data
- Lendell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lendell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1917–2018 (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 Lendell 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.