Boys' name · since 1904
Lyndon
Lyndon has 9,705 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,705
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lyndon is the #2186 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,705 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndon has been recorded 9,705 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #2186 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #1,228 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,705 born since 1904
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndon ranks #1,228 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,705 born since 1904, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,705
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lyndon's 9,705 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lyndon compares
9,705 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Lyndon's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyndon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,705 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 515 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lyndon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyndon splits its recorded history at 1966: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 515 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyndon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 515
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Lyndon popularity over time - girls
415 total births recorded since 1934 (Lyndon as girls' name)
Lyndon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,034 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Lyndon's strongest decade.
2,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lyndon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 243
1910s
243 births
- 1920s 348
1920s
348 births
- 1930s 338
1930s
338 births
- 1940s 716
1940s
716 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,107 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,034 births
- 1970s 473
1970s
473 births
- 1980s 812
1980s
812 births
- 1990s
1990s
867 births
- 2000s
2000s
896 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,305 births
- 2020s 542
2020s
542 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,034 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lyndon 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 Lyndon's total volume
Lyndon by state
Where Lyndon concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,135 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 485 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 437 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 289 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 207 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 207 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 176 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 162 | 1.7% |
1,135 of 9,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Lyndon appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lyndon's data
- Lyndon's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,034 total births); usage has since declined to 542 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lyndons (1,135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lyndon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Lyndon 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.