Boys' name · since 2008
Lisander
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Lisander, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27
- born since 2008
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lisander currently ranks #9452 among boys' names in America, with 27 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Lisander recorded 27 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #9452 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #26,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,452 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27 born since 2008
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisander ranks #26,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27 born since 2008, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27
- born since 2008
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lisander's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lisander compares
27 10th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lisander's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lisander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lisander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lisander's full recorded timeline at 2010, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lisander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Lisander by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Lisander's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lisander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lisander's data
- Lisander's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lisander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lisander draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.