Lyall — #9006 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Lyall

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Lyall between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyall currently holds the #9006 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyall performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lyall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lyall in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyall 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 284 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.