Is Lynelle a boy or girl name?

Lynelle is a girl’s name. Of the 2,339 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lynelle

Recorded 1927–2025 · United States

Lynelle was most popular in 1971, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,128 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,077, with 29 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,339 people named Lynelle.

Lynelle over time

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

Is Lynelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lynelle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,339 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Lynelle

Where Lynelle 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