Given name
Lynelle
“a man of the lake”
Lynelle is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynelle is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynelle is a variant of Lynn. An origin associated with Lynn is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,339
- 0 boys · 2,339 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,714 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,714 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 83 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,002 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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