Holding steady.
Popularity of Lyndal since 1913
Babies named Lyndal per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1941, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lyndal's real moment was 1930.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | 5 |
| 1920s | 38 | 39 |
| 1930s | 81 | 72 |
| 1940s | 109 | 104 |
| 1950s | 61 | 104 |
| 1960s | 6 | 57 |
| 1970s | 0 | 18 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lyndal is a rare American coinage that first appeared in 1913, blending the name elements Lynn and Dale. It reached its peak usage in 1930, the year it was most frequently given to American babies. The name has since maintained a low but stable presence, never ranking among the top 1000 names. As a unisex name, it has been used for both genders, though slightly more often for girls. Lyndal reflects the early 20th-century fashion for combining popular name components to create novel names.
Lyndal appears to be a modern English coinage, blending the elements 'Lynn' (from a Welsh word for lake or a Scottish place name) and 'Dale' (Old English for valley). It emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century, part of a trend of compound names using fashionable suffixes. The name saw modest use in the United States, particularly in the 1930s when it peaked in popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lyn, Lindy, Dale
Sibling names for Lyndal
Names that share Lyndal's style, for a brother or sister.
