unisex name
Lyo
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 350
France
#645
2025 births
Lyo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 16% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in France, ranking #645. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 9,069 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2003.
Lyo over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 280 |
How popular is Lyo?
In 2025, Lyo was given to 65 babies in France, ranking #645 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Lyo is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lyo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lyo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lyo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lyo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lyo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lyo
Is Lyo a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyo is used for both girls and boys. About 16% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Lyo most popular?
Lyo peaked in 2025, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lyo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lyo currently ranks #645 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.