Is Lyon a boy or girl name?

Lyon is a boy’s name. Of the 962 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lyon

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Lyon was most popular in 2024, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,015 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 962 people named Lyon.

Lyon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyon’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyon is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 962 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Lyon

Where Lyon is most concentrated

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

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