Lynard — boys' name
107 babies named Lynard in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
35% of everyone ever named Lynard was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Lynard in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lynard
The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Lynard between 1947 and 1997, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lynard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lynard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lynard 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 107 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.
Lynard at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lynard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1947
- Peak year (1983)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1997.
107 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 10 births in a single year.
Lynard by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 37 births that decade — 35% of Lynard's all-time total
Lynard decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 22 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Lynard's strongest decade
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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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, 1947–1997 (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.