Is Lyndel a boy or girl name?

Lyndel is a unisex name. Of the 607 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.0% were girls and 70.0% were boys.

Lyndel

Recorded 1921–1996 · United States

Lyndel was most popular in 1946, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,846 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 607 people named Lyndel.

Lyndel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyndel’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyndel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyndel is a unisex name — 30.0% of the 607 Americans given it were girls and 70.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org