Is Lynell a boy or girl name?

Lynell is a unisex name. Of the 2,784 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 70.4% were girls and 29.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1992, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Lynell

Recorded 1914–2023 · United States

Lynell was most popular in 1971, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,865 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,784 people named Lynell.

Lynell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lynell’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lynell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lynell is a unisex name — 70.4% of the 2,784 Americans given it were girls and 29.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1992 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 Lynell

Where Lynell 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