Given name
Lyndel
“from the valley of linden trees”·“a man of the lake”
Lyndel is a variant of Lindell. One English interpretation is “from the valley of linden trees.” Lyndel is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyndel is a variant of Lindell. One English interpretation is “from the valley of linden trees.” Lyndel is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyndel is a variant of Lindell. An origin associated with Lindell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyndel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 607
- 425 boys · 182 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 586 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lyndel’s family of names
Lyndel has a related form in Lynn. Lyndel has a related form in Lindell.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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