Recorded 1935–1966 Boys' name Peak 1956 27 births

Lynward — boys' name

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.

1930s51940s51950s121960s5
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lynward was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lynward in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynward

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Lynward between 1935 and 1966, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lynward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynward performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lynward shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynward 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 27 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.

Lynward at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

27

Since 1935

32 years of records

Peak year

1956

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1935

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1966

Lynward popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1935

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19661956195319491935 5

Lynward by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 44% of Lynward's all-time total
1930s51940s51950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynward?
27 babies have been named Lynward since 1935. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1956 with 7 births.
When was Lynward most popular?
Lynward was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Lynward been used?
Lynward has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 32 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Lynward?
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, 1935–1966 (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.