How Many People Are Named Lyell?
people named Lyell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,988,676 people in the US has this name
Based on 140 babies named Lyell in Social Security records from 1913 to 1991, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lyell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lyell alive today is about 64 years old, and 53% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lyell first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1920, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1991.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 1991
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