Total births
189
Boys' name · since 1914
Lymon
189 babies named Lymon in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 189
- total births
- 1914–1960
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
189 boys have been named Lymon since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lymon has been recorded 189 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1960.
- 189 total births
- 1914–1960 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
189 boys have been named Lymon since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1960.
- 189
- total births
- 1914–1960
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Lymon was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
10 babies were named Lymon in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Lymon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lymon's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lymon at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Lymon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1960
- Peak year (1918)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lymon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lymon's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lymon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lymon? ▼
189 babies have been named Lymon since 1914. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Lymon most popular? ▼
Lymon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lymon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lymon since 1914 -- 47 years through the most recent 1960 data.
What names are similar to Lymon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyman. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Lymon's data
- Lymon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- 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.
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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, 1914–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lymon: Baby Name Since 1914 - 189 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lymon. 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 Lymon 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.