Recorded 1926–1971 Boys' name Peak 1954 264 births

Lynnwood — boys' name

264 babies named Lynnwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s561940s831950s861960s241970s5
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lynnwood was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lynnwood in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynnwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Lynnwood between 1926 and 1971, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lynnwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynnwood performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lynnwood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynnwood 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 264 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.

Lynnwood at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

264

Since 1926

46 years of records

Peak year

1954

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1926

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1971

Lynnwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1926

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1954)
17
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 19711958195319471942193719311926 5

Lynnwood by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
86 births that decade — 33% of Lynnwood's all-time total
1920s101930s561940s831950s861960s241970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnwood?
264 babies have been named Lynnwood since 1926. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1954 with 17 births.
When was Lynnwood most popular?
Lynnwood was most popular in the 1950s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lynnwood been used?
Lynnwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 46 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Lynnwood?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lyndon, Lynwood, Lyndell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1926–1971 (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.