Total births
33
Boys' name · since 1921
Linvel
33 babies named Linvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 1921–1939
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
Linvel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 33 recorded since 1921.
Linvel has 33 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1939.
- 33 total births
- 1921–1939 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
33 boys have been named Linvel since 1921, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1939.
- 33
- total births
- 1921–1939
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Linvel was born in this single decade.
1937
Single peak year
7 babies were named Linvel in 1937 - its busiest year on record.
Linvel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Linvel's full recorded timeline at 1934, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Linvel at a glance
Last recorded 1939Peak year
1937
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Linvel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1939
- Peak year (1937)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Linvel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Linvel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Linvel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 23 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Linvel? ▼
Linvel has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1939. 7 babies were born in 1937, its single highest year.
When was Linvel most popular? ▼
Linvel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Linvel been used? ▼
Linvel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 19 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Linvel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lincoln, Linwood, Lindsey, Linus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Linvel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1921–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Linvel: Baby Name Since 1921 - 33 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/linvel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Linvel 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 July 2026.