Recorded 1921–1961 Unisex name Peak 1927 99 births

Lyndol — boys' name

99 babies named Lyndol in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s201930s331940s251950s71960s14
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lyndol was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lyndol in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndol

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Lyndol between 1921 and 1961, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyndol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Lyndol is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndol performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lyndol shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndol 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 99 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.

Lyndol at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

99

Since 1921

41 years of records

Peak year

1927

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1921

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1961

Lyndol popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1921

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1927)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 196119501944194019371935193319271921 5

Lyndol popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1922 (Lyndol as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19431922 5

Lyndol by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
33 births that decade — 33% of Lyndol's all-time total
1920s201930s331940s251950s71960s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndol?
99 babies have been named Lyndol since 1921. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1927 with 10 births.
When was Lyndol most popular?
Lyndol was most popular in the 1930s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Is Lyndol a unisex name?
Yes, Lyndol is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 99 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Lyndol been used?
Lyndol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 41 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Lyndol?
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, 1921–1961 (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.