Lynel is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Lynel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Lynel first appears in 1951 and peaked in 1963 (8 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,403 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,894 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,283 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,050 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,602 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,485 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,227 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,464 | — |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #5,124 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,834 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,805 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,261 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,071 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,051 |