Girls' name · since 1949
Lynnel
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.
- #26,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
106 girls have been named Lynnel since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnel has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1949 to 1972.
- #26,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnel ranks #26,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynnel's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lynnel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynnel's full recorded timeline at 1960, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynnel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1972
- Peak year (1959)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lynnel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (47 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Lynnel's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lynnel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (44% of all-time use).
Lynnel by state
Where Lynnel concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 6.6% |
7 of 106 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lynnel's data
- Lynnel's decade-level peak was the 1960s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lynnels (7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynnel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1949–1972 (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 Lynnel 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.