How Many People Are Named Lynard?
An estimated 94 people in the United States have the first name Lynard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Lynard peaked in popularity in 1983 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lynard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lynard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
94
About 1 in 3,646,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1983
10 births
Total Registered
107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynard
Lynard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 107 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lynard as a male name
Ranked #10,200 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1983 (10 births)
Lynard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynard span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 37 babies were registered. Lynard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynard by Decade
How has Lynard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lynard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynard
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynard?
We estimate approximately 94 people named Lynard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,646,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynard a common name?
Lynard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynard most popular?
Lynard reached peak popularity in 1983, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynard is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynard a male name?
Lynard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynard Smith, Lynard Johnson, Lynard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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