Lynton
Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles (29 km) west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers. Lynton sits directly above the neighbouring village of Lynmouth; the two settlements are separated by a steep gorge.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lynton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles (29 km) west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers. Lynton sits directly above the neighbouring village of Lynmouth; the two settlements are separated by a steep gorge.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lynton
The earliest SSA record of Lynton as a baby boy name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Lynton — #3,175 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Lyntons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 69 Lyntons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lynton
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- Leslie McLean (1918–1987), cricketer
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About the name Lynton
Lynton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Lynton's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Lynton'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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