Lysander
Lysander was the 1719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,619 places. More babies were named Lysander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,719 boys, up 2,645 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202595 babies
- Total since 1880
- 798babies recorded
Lysander popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,719 | 95 |
| 2020 | #4,364 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,596 | 30 |
| 2000 | #6,172 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,093 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lysander, counting every spelling?
Lysander is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,480 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,719 for Lysander on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 95 | #1,719 | 233 |
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 Lysander?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lysander (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lysander 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 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lysander.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lysander?
About 800 people born in the US named Lysander are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Lysander 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.
Lysander by state
How common Lysander was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Lysander
How popular is the name Lysander?
Lysander was the 1719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,619 places. More babies were named Lysander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lysander a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lysander in the US.
Where is Lysander most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lysander was most common in Maryland (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.