How Many People Are Named Lynell?
people named Lynell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 153,129 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,784 babies named Lynell in Social Security records from 1914 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
103 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lynell, 69.8% were girls and 30.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lynell fell from 80% in the 1930s to 43% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lynell alive today is about 55 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 44 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lynell first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1971, to 103 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Lynell has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,248, in 1971. Among boys, its best rank was #1,754, in 1958.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,248 (1971) | #1,754 (1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,493 in the 1950s | #2,285 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lynell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lynell were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 141 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lynell was given 18.4 times as often in Louisiana and 3.4 times in California.
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