Lyon
Lyon was the 2502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1898th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 293 places. More babies were named Lyon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,502 boys, down 10 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202484 babies
- Total since 1880
- 962babies recorded
Lyon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,502 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,492 | 52 |
| 2010 | #4,783 | 20 |
| 2000 | #8,765 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Lyon, counting every spelling?
Lyon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,271 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,502 for Lyon on its own. Together these spellings went to 142 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 54 | #2,502 | 311 |
| Lyan | 51 | #2,588 | 295 |
| Lion | 37 | #3,219 | 176 |
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 Lyon?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lyon 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyon?
About 900 people born in the US named Lyon are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Lyon a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Lyon by state
How common Lyon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×), Florida (1.5×). In 46 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
These names rose and fell in step with Lyon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lyon
How popular is the name Lyon?
Lyon was the 2502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1898th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 293 places. More babies were named Lyon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lyon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lyon in the US.
Where is Lyon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyon was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New York.