Boy or Girl

Is Lyndell a boy or girl name?

Lyndell was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 29.7% of the 2,788 US babies named Lyndell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#8,685
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Lyndell since 1907
2,788
Most popular year
1942
61 babies
Babies named Lyndell each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Lyndell from 1907 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010203040192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Lyndell, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s06100%
1910s406160.4%
1920s13010945.6%
1930s2209029%
1940s26319943.1%
1950s29915934.7%
1960s31510224.5%
1970s2017226.4%
1980s1483016.9%
1990s13400%
2000s9600%
2010s7500%
2020s3900%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20249#8,6850–
20236#11,7020–
20226#11,7410–
20219#8,5740–
20209#8,4730–
20196#11,6150–
201812#6,9700–
20176#11,6340–
20167#10,3240–
20159#8,4480–
201413#6,4980–
20137#10,3180–
20120–0–
201110#7,8600–
20105#13,5020–
20097#10,5750–
200811#7,5220–
200712#6,9110–
200615#5,6930–
200512#6,4710–
20046#10,8260–
200312#6,1080–
20025#11,7850–
20015#11,6500–
200011#6,1710–
19998#7,5860–
199812#5,3440–
19979#6,4140–
199611#5,4020–
199512#4,9930–
199411#5,3100–
199316#3,9490–
199217#3,6880–
199121#3,0700–
199017#3,5480–
198920#3,0476#11,725
198810#4,6416#11,189
198714#3,4480–
198615#3,2180–
198522#2,4010–
198415#3,0450–
198310#4,0400–
198214#3,2205#11,513
198118#2,6378#7,832
198010#4,0185#11,391
197915#2,9690–
197814#3,0147#8,163
197713#3,1345#10,564
197627#1,8585#10,186
197514#2,8450–
197427#1,77110#5,592
197324#1,8578#6,416
197215#2,49513#4,429
197128#1,69515#4,049
197024#1,8299#5,642
196926#1,6270–
196829#1,4709#4,993
196733#1,3296#6,481
196630#1,41618#2,995
196531#1,3989#4,690
196438#1,27514#3,624
196334#1,34611#4,163
196220#1,83813#3,698
196137#1,31311#4,146
196037#1,31511#4,071
195930#1,45611#3,944
195827#1,5258#4,748
195737#1,2928#4,759
195621#1,75019#2,681
195530#1,41214#3,171
195423#1,61616#2,846
195337#1,23716#2,763
195225#1,53521#2,303
195136#1,23424#2,042
195033#1,26822#2,094
194925#1,48826#1,903
194825#1,47925#1,925
194726#1,46822#2,121
194622#1,54022#2,000
194524#1,36710#3,040
194420#1,56027#1,591
194329#1,29922#1,874
194240#1,08221#1,899
194120#1,56613#2,485
194032#1,19711#2,660
193925#1,3497#3,642
193822#1,46112#2,520
193723#1,4309#3,072
193621#1,48912#2,464
193517#1,7368#3,333
193418#1,70710#2,855
193317#1,74911#2,626
193225#1,4119#3,182
193134#1,18512#2,513
193018#1,7880–
192916#1,9725#5,002
192810#2,7698#3,627
192722#1,6788#3,750
192610#2,83018#2,128
192515#2,1459#3,547
19249#3,16310#3,278
192312#2,54615#2,419
19228#3,43213#2,703
192115#2,22510#3,301
192013#2,40813#2,677
19196#4,0009#3,358
19188#3,27313#2,612
191711#2,5076#4,398
19168#3,08110#2,948
19157#3,26312#2,480
19140–11#2,206
19130–0–
19120–0–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–6#1,968

Highest rank

As a boy name, Lyndell reached #1,082 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #1,591 in 1944. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Lyndell

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.