Lyndon Boy
How popular is Lyndon?
#2,183 boy name in 2025
65 baby boys were named Lyndon in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
Lyndon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,183 for boys (▼ 431 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 65 boys, 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,190 in 2015, #1,673 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (515 boys) |
| Highest rank | #345 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1904 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lyndon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Linden family of names ranked #980 for boys in 2025 (#933 the year before), with 203 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lyndon is most popular
Babies named Lyndon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Lyndon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 | #926 |
| 1910s | 243 | #927 |
| 1920s | 348 | #1,107 |
| 1930s | 338 | #992 |
| 1940s | 716 | #628 |
| 1950s | 1,107 | #560 |
| 1960s | 2,034 | #345 |
| 1970s | 473 | #1,051 |
| 1980s | 812 | #888 |
| 1990s | 867 | #1,098 |
| 2000s | 896 | #1,405 |
| 2010s | 1,305 | #1,190 |
| 2020s | 542 | #1,591 |
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Questions
- Is Lyndon a boy or girl name?
- Lyndon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Lyndon were boys.
- How popular is the name Lyndon?
- 65 baby boys were named Lyndon in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
- When was Lyndon most popular?
- Lyndon peaked in 1964, when 515 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #345 in 1964.
- How many people are named Lyndon?
- 10,120 babies have been named Lyndon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,023 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Lyndon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lyndon was most common in Indiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.