Lymon vs Lyman

Side-by-side comparison of Lymon and Lyman — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Lymon

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Name B

Lyman

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Metric Lymon Lyman
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 189 8,553
Peak Year 1918 1917
Peak Year Births 10 220
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lymon Lyman
1880ss — 297
1890ss — 284
1900ss — 309
1910ss 34 1,336
1920ss 69 1,823
1930ss 45 1,233
1940ss 27 1,099
1950ss 6 800
1960ss 8 487
1970ss — 308
1980ss — 227
1990ss — 146
2000ss — 63
2010ss — 108
2020ss — 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lymon Lyman
2014 — 13
2015 — 12
2016 — 16
2017 — 15
2018 — 7
2019 — 8
2020 — 9
2021 — 11
2022 — 8
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–1960.

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