Lendel
Lendel or Lenđel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Gabor Lenđel, Serbian musician Miglė Lendel, Lithuanian track cyclist Nevena Lenđel, Croatian high jumper
Meaning & Origin of Lendel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lendel or Lenđel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Gabor Lenđel, Serbian musician Miglė Lendel, Lithuanian track cyclist Nevena Lenđel, Croatian high jumper
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The Story of Lendel
The earliest SSA record of Lendel as a baby boy name dates back to 1931, when 5 babies received it. 1940 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Lendel — #2,671 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Lendels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1960 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Lendels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lendel
Lendel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Lendel's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #2,671. Use the chart and map above to compare Lendel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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