Unisex name · since 1913
Lyndal
399 babies named Lyndal in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 399
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lyndal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 399 recorded since 1913.
Lyndal has 399 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1976.
- #9,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 399 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndal ranks #9,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 399 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 399
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lyndal's 399 recorded births place it above 80.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lyndal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyndal splits its recorded history at 1948: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyndal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1976
- Peak year (1941)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Lyndal popularity over time - girls
313 total births recorded since 1916 (Lyndal as girls' name)
Lyndal by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (104 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Lyndal's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lyndal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 104 births (26% of all-time use).
Lyndal by state
Where Lyndal concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
6 of 399 births nationwide.
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- Lyndal's decade-level peak was the 1940s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lyndals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1913–1976 (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 Lyndal 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.