Unisex name · since 1926
Lyndel
425 babies named Lyndel in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 425
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lyndel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 425 have been recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndel has been recorded 425 times among boys since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1996.
- #8,706 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 425 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndel ranks #8,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 425 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 425
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lyndel's 425 recorded births place it above 80.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lyndel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyndel's full recorded timeline at 1952, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyndel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1996
- Peak year (1962)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Lyndel popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1921 (Lyndel as girls' name)
Lyndel by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (108 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Lyndel's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lyndel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 9
1920s
9 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 108 births (25% of all-time use).
Lyndel by state
Where Lyndel concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 425 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lyndel's data
- Lyndel's decade-level peak was the 1940s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lyndels (5 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 Lyndel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1926–1996 (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 Lyndel 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.