Boys' name · since 1933
Lydell
1,911 babies named Lydell in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,911
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lydell currently ranks #12204 among boys' names in America, with 1,911 babies recorded since 1933.
Lydell has 1,911 recorded births among boys since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12204 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #3,399 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,911 born since 1933
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lydell ranks #3,399 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,911 born since 1933, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,911
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lydell's 1,911 recorded births place it above 92.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lydell compares
1,911 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Lydell's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lydell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,911 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lydell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lydell's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lydell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Lydell popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1928 (Lydell as girls' name)
Lydell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (503 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Lydell's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lydell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 153
1950s
153 births
- 1960s
1960s
304 births
- 1970s
1970s
503 births
- 1980s
1980s
348 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 188
2000s
188 births
- 2010s 139
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 503 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lydell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lydell's total volume
Lydell by state
Where Lydell concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 127 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 10 | 0.5% |
127 of 1,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lydell appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lydell's data
- Lydell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (503 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lydells (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lydell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Lydell 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.