How Many People Are Named Lynelle?
An estimated 1,948 people in the United States have the first name Lynelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Lynelle peaked in popularity in 1971 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynelle 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 Lynelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,948
About 1 in 175,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
83 births
Total Registered
2,310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynelle
Lynelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,310 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynelle as a female name
Ranked #6,279 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (83 births)
Lynelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynelle span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 614 babies were registered. Lynelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynelle by Decade
How has Lynelle 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.
Lynelle by State
Birth registrations for Lynelle span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota. The lowest are in Iowa, Washington, Texas. On average, about 28 Lynelles were registered per state.
Lynelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynelle
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynelle?
We estimate approximately 1,948 people named Lynelle 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 175,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynelle a common name?
Lynelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynelle most popular?
Lynelle reached peak popularity in 1971, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynelle is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynelle a female name?
Lynelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynelle Smith, Lynelle Johnson, Lynelle 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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