Lydell
Lydell was the 13170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 959th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,997 places. More babies were named Lydell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,170 boys, down 5,856 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197780 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,921babies recorded
Lydell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,170 | 5 |
| 2020 | #7,314 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,064 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,597 | 23 |
| 1990 | #2,748 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,485 | 42 |
| 1970 | #1,288 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,376 | 34 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lydell, counting every spelling?
Lydell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lydell?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lydell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lydell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lydell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lydell?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Lydell are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 29 and 54. That makes Lydell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lydell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lydell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lydell
How popular is the name Lydell?
Lydell was the 13170th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 959th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,997 places. More babies were named Lydell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Lydell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lydell in the US.