Is Lydell a boy or girl name?

Lydell is a boy’s name. Of the 1,921 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Lydell

Recorded 1928–2025 · United States

Lydell was most popular in 1977, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,266 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,921 people named Lydell.

Lydell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lydell’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lydell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lydell is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,921 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lydell

Where Lydell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org