Recorded 1916–2018 Boys' name Peak 1923 69 births

Lynton — boys' name

69 babies named Lynton in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s241930s141940s111950s102010s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lynton was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lynton in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynton

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Lynton between 1916 and 2018, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lynton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lynton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynton 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 69 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.

Lynton at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

69

Since 1916

103 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1916

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lynton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1916

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Lynton by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 35% of Lynton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynton?
69 babies have been named Lynton since 1916. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Lynton most popular?
Lynton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Lynton been used?
Lynton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 103 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lynton?
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, 1916–2018 (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.