Total births
244
Boys' name · since 1964
Lydon
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.
- 244
- total births
- 1964–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
244 boys have been named Lydon since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lydon has 244 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2022.
- 244 total births
- 1964–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
244 boys have been named Lydon since 1964, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 244
- total births
- 1964–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
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.
Lydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lydon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lydon at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1964
Lydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2022
- Peak year (1964)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Lydon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lydon's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (36% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lydon since 1964 -- 59 years through the most recent 2022 data.
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.
What to do with Lydon's data
- Lydon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lydon
Nearby Names Like Lydon
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lydon
Lydell Boy
#6893 1,911 births
Lydia Boy
278 births
Lyden Boy
#11304 79 births
Lyda Boy
5 births
Lydale Boy
5 births
Compare Lydon side by side: Lydon vs Lydell Lydon vs Lydia Lydon vs Lyden
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1964–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lydon: Baby Name Since 1964 - 244 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lydon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lydon 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 July 2026.