Lyndal
Lyndal is a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Lyndal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyndal is a feminine given name.
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The Story of Lyndal
As a girl name
Lyndal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1947: 18 births, good for #2,353 nationwide. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Lyndals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1960 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 313 Lyndals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lyndal as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1941 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Lyndal — #1,821 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Lyndals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1976 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 399 Lyndals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lyndal
Lyndal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 399 births in the dataset. Lyndal's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #1,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyndal'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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