Boys' name · since 1935
Lynward
27 babies named Lynward in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Lynward since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynward has been recorded 27 times among boys since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1966.
- #26,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1935
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynward ranks #26,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1935, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lynward's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynward's full recorded timeline at 1953, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1966
- Peak year (1956)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lynward by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).
1950s was Lynward's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lynward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Lynward's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1935–1966 (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 Lynward 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.