How Many People Are Named Lyman?
people named Lyman are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 139,903 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,559 babies named Lyman in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
220 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lyman in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lyman alive today is about 60 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lyman first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 220 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lyman has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #271, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #11,480.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,480 |
| Best rank | #271 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #449 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lyman alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lyman were born in New York than in any other state: about 96 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lyman was given 5 times as often in Utah, 2.9 times in Missouri and 2.3 times in Kansas.
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