Recorded 2008–2010 Boys' name Peak 2009 19 births

Lisander — boys' name

19 babies named Lisander in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s5
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Lisander was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lisander in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lisander

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Lisander between 2008 and 2010, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lisander currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lisander performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lisander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lisander in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lisander at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

19

Since 2008

3 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2008

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2010

Lisander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2008

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
45678910 201020092008 5

Lisander by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 74% of Lisander's all-time total
2000s142010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lisander?
19 babies have been named Lisander since 2008. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Lisander most popular?
Lisander was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Lisander been used?
Lisander has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 3 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Lisander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisandro, Liston, Lisle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.