Recorded 1949–1972 Girls' name Peak 1959 106 births

Lynnel — girls' name

106 babies named Lynnel in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s431960s471970s11
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lynnel was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lynnel in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynnel

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Lynnel between 1949 and 1972, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynnel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynnel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lynnel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lynnel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynnel 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 106 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.

Lynnel at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

106

Since 1949

24 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1949

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1972

Lynnel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1949

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
45678910 1972196819621959195419511949 5

Lynnel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
47 births that decade — 44% of Lynnel's all-time total
1940s51950s431960s471970s11

Lynnel by state

Where Lynnel concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lynnel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 6.6%
California share of Lynnel's total US births 6.6%

7 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnel?
106 babies have been named Lynnel since 1949. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Lynnel most popular?
Lynnel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Lynnel most popular?
The top states for the name Lynnel are California (7 births).
How long has the name Lynnel been used?
Lynnel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 24 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Lynnel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lynda, Lynne, Lynette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1949–1972 (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.