Lynel
The Story of Lynel
As a girl name
American parents first put Lynel on the record books as a girl name in 1952, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 8 Lynels were born — ranking #4,896 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Lynels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1974 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 64 Lynels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lynel on the record books as a boy name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 5 Lynels were born — ranking #3,714 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Lynels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1986 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Lynels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lynel
Lynel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Lynel's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #4,896. Use the chart and map above to compare Lynel'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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