Boys' name · since 1919
Lindel
340 babies named Lindel in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lindel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 340 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindel has been recorded 340 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1986.
- #9,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 340 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindel ranks #9,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lindel's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lindel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lindel's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lindel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1986
- Peak year (1943)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Lindel popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1931 (Lindel as girls' name)
Lindel by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (96 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Lindel's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lindel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 96 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Lindel's decade-level peak was the 1940s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lindel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~67 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, 1919–1986 (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 Lindel 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.