Lyman

Given to 8,559 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −43% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10695

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 6

Peak year

1882

41 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

8,559

since 1880

Born a Lyman? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Lyman was most popular in 1882, when 41 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.36 per 1,000). In 2025, 6 babies were named Lyman, ranking #10695 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 43%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	6	10695
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	5	12239
2022	<5	—	8	8990
2021	<5	—	11	7089
2020	<5	—	9	8067
2019	<5	—	8	8889
2018	<5	—	7	9670
2017	<5	—	15	5788
2016	<5	—	16	5555
2015	<5	—	12	6676
2014	<5	—	13	6307
2013	<5	—	8	8789
2012	<5	—	6	10770
2011	<5	—	6	10808
2010	<5	—	17	5251
2009	<5	—	5	12491
2008	<5	—	7	9871
2007	<5	—	7	9788
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	6	10151
2004	<5	—	6	9948
2003	<5	—	9	7245
2002	<5	—	11	6088
2001	<5	—	6	9243
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	6	8704
1998	<5	—	9	6314
1997	<5	—	13	4668
1996	<5	—	16	4022
1995	<5	—	10	5501
1994	<5	—	15	4094
1993	<5	—	12	4697
1992	<5	—	22	2999
1991	<5	—	25	2683
1990	<5	—	18	3309
1989	<5	—	19	3094
1988	<5	—	20	2765
1987	<5	—	18	2838
1986	<5	—	23	2360
1985	<5	—	26	2116
1984	<5	—	26	2036
1983	<5	—	26	2017
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	14	3030
1980	<5	—	27	2003
1979	<5	—	26	1991
1978	<5	—	21	2205
1977	<5	—	25	1948
1976	<5	—	28	1781
1975	<5	—	26	1835
1974	<5	—	31	1582
1973	<5	—	27	1696
1972	<5	—	34	1453
1971	<5	—	41	1309
1970	<5	—	49	1178
1969	<5	—	35	1351
1968	<5	—	46	1100
1967	<5	—	37	1231
1966	<5	—	44	1116
1965	<5	—	42	1163
1964	<5	—	46	1126
1963	<5	—	58	994
1962	<5	—	64	947
1961	<5	—	53	1068
1960	<5	—	62	964
1959	<5	—	70	914
1958	<5	—	66	936
1957	<5	—	84	823
1956	<5	—	74	868
1955	<5	—	85	792
1954	<5	—	86	768
1953	<5	—	68	868
1952	<5	—	84	766
1951	<5	—	92	724
1950	<5	—	91	718
1949	<5	—	87	738
1948	<5	—	104	663
1947	<5	—	120	624
1946	<5	—	90	681
1945	<5	—	100	607
1944	<5	—	110	585
1943	<5	—	129	557
1942	<5	—	118	566
1941	<5	—	124	529
1940	<5	—	117	544
1939	<5	—	119	524
1938	<5	—	127	514
1937	<5	—	106	563
1936	<5	—	114	537
1935	<5	—	127	509
1934	<5	—	120	537
1933	<5	—	115	530
1932	<5	—	135	493
1931	<5	—	121	527
1930	<5	—	149	485
1929	<5	—	152	476
1928	<5	—	176	455
1927	<5	—	151	495
1926	<5	—	185	446
1925	<5	—	186	440
1924	<5	—	195	437
1923	<5	—	191	440
1922	<5	—	205	418
1921	<5	—	201	429
1920	<5	—	181	448
1919	<5	—	164	462
1918	<5	—	156	472
1917	<5	—	220	380
1916	<5	—	190	402
1915	<5	—	180	400
1914	<5	—	171	360
1913	<5	—	91	451
1912	<5	—	88	416
1911	<5	—	45	432
1910	<5	—	31	501
1909	<5	—	39	388
1908	<5	—	28	463
1907	<5	—	32	396
1906	<5	—	29	400
1905	<5	—	28	404
1904	<5	—	29	379
1903	<5	—	33	330
1902	<5	—	26	388
1901	<5	—	26	359
1900	<5	—	39	350
1899	<5	—	33	306
1898	<5	—	32	339
1897	<5	—	35	311
1896	<5	—	23	407
1895	<5	—	21	426
1894	<5	—	26	358
1893	<5	—	29	323
1892	<5	—	28	357
1891	<5	—	30	305
1890	<5	—	27	335
1889	<5	—	21	388
1888	<5	—	34	308
1887	<5	—	23	340
1886	<5	—	34	294
1885	<5	—	29	312
1884	<5	—	37	284
1883	<5	—	26	324
1882	<5	—	41	267
1881	<5	—	21	360
1880	<5	—	31	299