Recorded 1913–1976 Unisex name Peak 1941 399 births

Lyndal — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s391930s721940s1041950s1041960s571970s18
1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lyndal was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lyndal in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndal

The Social Security Administration has registered 399 babies named Lyndal between 1913 and 1976, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyndal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Lyndal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 313 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lyndal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lyndal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndal 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 399 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.

Lyndal at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

399

Since 1913

64 years of records

Peak year

1941

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1913

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1976

Lyndal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1913

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1941)
15
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 197619631957195119441938193019201913 5

Lyndal popularity over time — girls

313 total births recorded since 1916 (Lyndal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 313 births
05101520 196019541948194319381932192319171916 5

Lyndal by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
104 births that decade — 26% of Lyndal's all-time total
1910s51920s391930s721940s1041950s1041960s571970s18

Lyndal by state

Where Lyndal concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lyndal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.5%
Texas share of Lyndal's total US births 1.5%

6 of 399 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndal?
399 babies have been named Lyndal since 1913. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1941 with 15 births.
When was Lyndal most popular?
Lyndal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Where is Lyndal most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndal are Texas (6 births).
Is Lyndal a unisex name?
Yes, Lyndal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 399 births, and as a girl's name it has 313 births.
How long has the name Lyndal been used?
Lyndal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 64 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lyndal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lyndon, Lynwood, Lyndell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1976 (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.