Girls' name · since 1948

Lynnelle

296 babies named Lynnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15572
among girls today
296
born since 1948
1960s
peak decade
12%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Lynnelle is the #15572 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 296 recorded since 1948.

Social Security Administration records show Lynnelle recorded 296 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #15572 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2024.

  • #15572 among girls today
  • 296 born since 1948
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 12% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Lynnelle is currently the #15572 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 296 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.

#15572
among girls today
296
born since 1948
1960s
peak decade
12%
more common than other girls

Lynnelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%12.1%
Lynnelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15572
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lynnelle was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lynnelle in 1964 - its busiest year on record.

How Lynnelle compares

296 45th percentile among 17,726 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

Lynnelle's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lynnelle Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 296 382 567,345
Peak-year births 18 48 19,840

Lynnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lynnelle's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lynnelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

1964

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#15,572

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lynnelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
18
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
05101520 194819561961196719721979198419962024 5

Lynnelle by decade

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

1960s was Lynnelle's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Lynnelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 91 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnelle?
Since 1948, Social Security records show 296 babies named Lynnelle. Today it holds rank #15572 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1964, with 18 births.
When was Lynnelle most popular?
Lynnelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Lynnelle been used?
The SSA has tracked Lynnelle since 1948 -- 77 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Lynnelle?
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.

What to do with Lynnelle's data

  • Lynnelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1948–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lynnelle: #15572 Girls' Name - 296 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lynnelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lynnelle 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 July 2026.