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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lynwood

Lynwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 542nd with 114 babies. More babies were named Lynwood in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1935114 babies
Total since 1880
4,168babies recorded

Lynwood popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1948.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#13,3125
2010#13,5045
2000#11,4905
1990#4,11014
1980#2,80117
1970#1,48433
1960#1,10850
1950#78177
1940#65286
1930#90555
1920#1,11641
1910#1,3767
1900#1,2586
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lynwood, counting every spelling?

Lynwood is a spelling of Linwood, a name family that had 0 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 0 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Linwood——42

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Lynwood?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Lynwood are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 55 and 77. That makes Lynwood a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lynwood by state

How common Lynwood was among boys born in each state in 1933–1937, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (6.1×), North Carolina (5.0×), Michigan (4.4×), Georgia (2.6×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesMI0.37New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesVA0.51Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesNC0.42South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesGA0.22Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lynwood, boys, 1933–1937. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lynwood: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lynwood, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lynwood

How popular is the name Lynwood?

Lynwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 542nd with 114 babies. More babies were named Lynwood in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Lynwood a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lynwood in the US.

Where was Lynwood most popular?

In 1933–1937, Lynwood was most common in Virginia (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Michigan.