Lyman
Lyman was the 11484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 271st; the most babies were born in 1917 (220). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,558 places. More babies were named Lyman in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,484 boys, down 3,005 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917220 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,559babies recorded
Lyman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,484 | 6 |
| 2020 | #8,479 | 9 |
| 2010 | #5,390 | 17 |
| 2000 | #9,845 | 6 |
| 1990 | #3,406 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,033 | 27 |
| 1970 | #1,189 | 49 |
| 1960 | #972 | 62 |
| 1950 | #719 | 91 |
| 1940 | #544 | 117 |
| 1930 | #485 | 149 |
| 1920 | #448 | 181 |
| 1910 | #507 | 31 |
| 1900 | #352 | 39 |
| 1890 | #338 | 27 |
| 1880 | #302 | 31 |
How popular is Lyman, counting every spelling?
Lyman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lyman?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyman (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lyman 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyman?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Lyman are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 48 and 77. That makes Lyman a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Lyman
How popular is the name Lyman?
Lyman was the 11484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 271st; the most babies were born in 1917 (220). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,558 places. More babies were named Lyman in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lyman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lyman in the US.