Recorded 1964–2022 Boys' name Peak 1964 244 births

Lydon — boys' name

244 babies named Lydon in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141980s451990s282000s592010s872020s11
2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lydon was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lydon in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lydon

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Lydon between 1964 and 2022, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lydon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lydon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lydon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lydon 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 244 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.

Lydon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

244

Since 1964

59 years of records

Peak year

1964

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1964

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lydon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1964

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1964)
14
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
46810121416 202220172013200920052001199419861964 14

Lydon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 36% of Lydon's all-time total
1960s141980s451990s282000s592010s872020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lydon?
244 babies have been named Lydon since 1964. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1964 with 14 births.
When was Lydon most popular?
Lydon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Lydon been used?
Lydon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 59 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lydon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lydell, Lydia, Lyden, Lyda, and 1 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, 1964–2022 (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.