Is Lyndell a boy or girl name?

Lyndell is a unisex name. Of the 2,793 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.6% were girls and 70.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1950, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Lyndell

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Lyndell was most popular in 1942, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,767 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,793 people named Lyndell.

Lyndell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyndell’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyndell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyndell is a unisex name — 29.6% of the 2,793 Americans given it were girls and 70.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1950 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lyndell

Where Lyndell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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