Lyons vs Lyon

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

Name A

Lyons

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Name B

Lyon

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Metric Lyons Lyon
Current Rank Unranked #1892
Total Births (all years) 5 908
Peak Year 2018 2024
Peak Year Births 5 84
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2018 1947

Births by Decade

Decade Lyons Lyon
1940ss — 5
1960ss — 14
1970ss — 44
1980ss — 5
1990ss — 47
2000ss — 112
2010ss 5 372
2020ss — 309

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lyons Lyon
2014 — 29
2015 — 43
2016 — 42
2017 — 41
2018 5 54
2019 — 62
2020 — 52
2021 — 50
2022 — 70
2023 — 53
2024 — 84

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, 2018–2018.

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