Boys' name · since 1898
Lynwood
4,163 babies named Lynwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,163
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lynwood is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 4,163 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynwood has been recorded 4,163 times among boys since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2022.
- #2,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,163 born since 1898
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynwood ranks #2,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,163 born since 1898, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,163
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lynwood's 4,163 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Lynwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynwood's full recorded timeline at 1957, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 114 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynwood popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2022
- Peak year (1935)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Lynwood popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1948 (Lynwood as girls' name)
Lynwood by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (859 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Lynwood's strongest decade.
859 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lynwood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 302
1910s
302 births
- 1920s
1920s
489 births
- 1930s
1930s
745 births
- 1940s
1940s
859 births
- 1950s
1950s
735 births
- 1960s
1960s
457 births
- 1970s 275
1970s
275 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 859 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lynwood compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lynwood's total volume
Lynwood by state
Where Lynwood concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 805 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 686 | 16.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 199 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 111 | 2.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 92 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 85 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 47 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 41 | 1.0% |
805 of 4,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Lynwood appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynwood's data
- Lynwood's decade-level peak was the 1940s (859 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Lynwoods (805 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynwood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1898–2022 (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 Lynwood 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.