Lydell

Where Lydell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lydell.

Lydell through the years
  1. 1933
    First appearance
    #3,642 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1949
    Lydell Mitchell born
    American football player
  3. 1952
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1977
    Peak, #954
    80 babies named Lydell, the most in any year.
  5. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,520.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Lydell Mitchell · American football player, born 1949

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.