Girls' name · since 1927
Lynelle
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 2,339 babies named Lynelle, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,339
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynelle currently ranks #4680 among girls' names in America, with 2,339 babies recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynelle has been recorded 2,339 times among girls since 1927, currently ranked #4680 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #4,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,680 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,339 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynelle ranks #4,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,680 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,339 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,339
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynelle's 2,339 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lynelle compares
2,339 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lynelle's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,339 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynelle splits its recorded history at 1982: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Currently ranks #4680 among girls.
2,339 total births across 99 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 83 births in a single year.
Lynelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (614 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Lynelle's strongest decade.
614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lynelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 117
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
385 births
- 1960s
1960s
614 births
- 1970s
1970s
386 births
- 1980s 234
1980s
234 births
- 1990s 149
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 165
2000s
165 births
- 2010s 160
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 614 births (26% of all-time use).
Lynelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 614 births
- Runner-up 386 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Lynelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lynelle's total volume
Lynelle by state
Where Lynelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 58 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.4% |
147 of 2,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.5% of nationwide
- Minnesota 2.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.6% of nationwide
- New York 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 14 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lynelle appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynelle's data
- Lynelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (614 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lynelles (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Lynelle 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.
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