Recorded 1955–2007 Unisex name Peak 1955 25 births

Lyndale — boys' name

25 babies named Lyndale in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51980s101990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lyndale was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lyndale in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndale

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Lyndale between 1955 and 2007, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyndale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Lyndale is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1969.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lyndale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndale 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 25 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.

Lyndale at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

25

Since 1955

53 years of records

Peak year

1955

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1955

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lyndale popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1955

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1955)
5
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
5 20071996198519811955 5

Lyndale popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1969 (Lyndale as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1969 5

Lyndale by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 40% of Lyndale's all-time total
1950s51980s101990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndale?
25 babies have been named Lyndale since 1955. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1955 with 5 births.
When was Lyndale most popular?
Lyndale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Is Lyndale a unisex name?
Yes, Lyndale is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 25 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Lyndale been used?
Lyndale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 53 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lyndale?
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, 1955–2007 (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.