Lyndel
The Story of Lyndel
As a girl name
Lyndel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1921, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1950, when 14 Lyndels were born — ranking #2,781 that year. As of 2026, Lyndel ranks #9,681 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 182 Lyndels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lyndel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1926, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 18 Lyndels were born — ranking #1,897 that year. As of 2026, Lyndel ranks #7,971 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 425 Lyndels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lyndel
Lyndel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 425 births in the dataset. Lyndel's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,897. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyndel'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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