boy's name

Lydon

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 285

Lydon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1964, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1964.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lydon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

87
'60 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lydon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 14
1980s 45
1990s 28
2000s 59
2010s 87
2020s (to 2022) 11

How popular is Lydon?

In 2022, Lydon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lydon is used

England & Wales #5,990 3 in 2019
United States #12,177 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lydon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lydon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lydon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lydon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lydon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lydon

How popular is the name Lydon?

In 2022, Lydon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lydon a girl's or a boy's name?

Lydon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lydon?

Lydon has 2 syllables.

When was Lydon most popular?

Lydon peaked in 1964, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.