Recorded 1919–1956 Girls' name Peak 1935 87 births

Lunell — girls' name

87 babies named Lunell in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s241930s241940s221950s11
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Lunell was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lunell in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lunell

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Lunell between 1919 and 1956, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lunell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lunell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lunell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lunell 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 87 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.

Lunell at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

87

Since 1919

38 years of records

Peak year

1935

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1919

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1956

Lunell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1919

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1935)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Lunell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 28% of Lunell's all-time total
1910s61920s241930s241940s221950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lunell?
87 babies have been named Lunell since 1919. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1935 with 9 births.
When was Lunell most popular?
Lunell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Lunell been used?
Lunell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 38 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Lunell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luna, Lundyn, Lunna, Lunden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1919–1956 (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.