Lyndon
Lyndon was the 2199th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 346th with 515 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,003 places. More babies were named Lyndon in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,199 boys, down 522 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- 15% girls, 85% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964515 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,120babies recorded
Lyndon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,015 | #2,199 | 16 | 65 |
| 2020 | #4,957 | #1,677 | 26 | 95 |
| 2010 | #10,205 | #1,511 | 11 | 108 |
| 2000 | — | #1,532 | — | 79 |
| 1990 | — | #1,108 | — | 94 |
| 1980 | — | #1,283 | — | 53 |
| 1970 | — | #1,058 | — | 60 |
| 1960 | — | #506 | — | 247 |
| 1950 | — | #813 | — | 71 |
| 1940 | — | #947 | — | 46 |
| 1930 | — | #1,228 | — | 34 |
| 1920 | — | #1,200 | — | 37 |
| 1910 | — | #969 | — | 12 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lyndon, counting every spelling?
Lyndon is a spelling of Linden, a name family that ranked #980 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,199 for Lyndon on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden | 129 | #1,415 | 545 |
| Lyndon | 65 | #2,199 | 447 |
| Lynden | 23 | #4,485 | 105 |
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 many kids will share the name Lyndon?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyndon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lyndon 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyndon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyndon?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Lyndon are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 17 and 62. That makes Lyndon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lyndon by state
How common Lyndon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (2.8×), Ohio (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lyndon
How popular is the name Lyndon?
Lyndon was the 2199th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 346th with 515 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,003 places. More babies were named Lyndon in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lyndon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 15% girls, 85% boys given the name Lyndon in the US.
Where is Lyndon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyndon was most common in Indiana (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Wisconsin.