Recorded 1935–2007 Girls' name Peak 1971 584 births

Lynnell — girls' name

584 babies named Lynnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s161940s801950s1451960s1511970s1201980s501990s172000s5
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lynnell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

28 babies were named Lynnell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Lynnell between 1935 and 2007, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynnell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lynnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lynnell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynnell 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 584 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.

Lynnell at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

584

Since 1935

73 years of records

Peak year

1971

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1935

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lynnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1935

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1971)
28
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Lynnell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
151 births that decade — 26% of Lynnell's all-time total
1930s161940s801950s1451960s1511970s1201980s501990s172000s5

Lynnell by state

Where Lynnell concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lynnell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 2.9%
California share of Lynnell's total US births 2.9%

17 of 584 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnell?
584 babies have been named Lynnell since 1935. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1971 with 28 births.
When was Lynnell most popular?
Lynnell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Lynnell most popular?
The top states for the name Lynnell are California (17 births).
How long has the name Lynnell been used?
Lynnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 73 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lynnell?
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.

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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, 1935–2007 (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.