Boys' name · since 1931
Lysander
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 798 babies named Lysander, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1931
- 2010s
- peak decade
798 babies have been named Lysander since 1931, making it today's #1714 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lysander recorded 798 times among boys since 1931, holding rank #1714 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #5,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,714 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 798 born since 1931
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lysander ranks #5,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,714 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 798 born since 1931, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1931
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lysander's 798 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lysander compares
798 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Lysander's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lysander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 798 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lysander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lysander splits its recorded history at 2006: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lysander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Lysander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (301 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Lysander's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lysander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
301 births
- 2020s
2020s
256 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 301 births (38% of all-time use).
How Lysander 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 Lysander's total volume
Lysander by state
Where Lysander concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 4.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
64 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Lysander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (301 total births) through the 2020s (256) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lysanders (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lysander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Lysander 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.