Is Lyndon a boy or girl name?
Lyndon is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 94 boys were named Lyndon, so 10.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4% of the 10,039 US babies named Lyndon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,754
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,287
- Babies named Lyndon since 1904
- 10,039
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 519 babies
Boys and girls named Lyndon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 243 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 338 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 716 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,034 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 473 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 812 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 867 | 35 | 3.9% |
| 2000s | 896 | 56 | 5.9% |
| 2010s | 1,305 | 205 | 13.6% |
| 2020s | 477 | 87 | 15.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,754 | 11 | #9,287 |
| 2023 | 86 | #1,857 | 14 | #7,873 |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,766 | 18 | #6,607 |
| 2021 | 108 | #1,595 | 18 | #6,565 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,677 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,502 | 15 | #7,569 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,536 | 35 | #4,116 |
| 2017 | 155 | #1,200 | 31 | #4,542 |
| 2016 | 135 | #1,326 | 24 | #5,545 |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,195 | 24 | #5,591 |
| 2014 | 147 | #1,239 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2013 | 136 | #1,283 | 17 | #7,251 |
| 2012 | 121 | #1,388 | 12 | #9,477 |
| 2011 | 123 | #1,368 | 15 | #8,039 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,511 | 11 | #10,203 |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,509 | 12 | #9,760 |
| 2008 | 95 | #1,636 | 10 | #11,282 |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,408 | 7 | #14,855 |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 85 | #1,611 | 14 | #8,161 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,451 | 6 | #15,300 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 64 | #1,774 | 7 | #12,894 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 84 | #1,401 | 9 | #9,995 |
| 1998 | 99 | #1,235 | 7 | #11,883 |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,249 | 7 | #11,559 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 77 | #1,336 | 6 | #12,743 |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 96 | #1,121 | 6 | #12,443 |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 128 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 93 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 100 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 95 | #943 | 6 | #10,304 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 72 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 89 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 86 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 101 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 161 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 306 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 514 | #347 | 5 | #7,376 |
| 1963 | 176 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 148 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 207 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 246 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 193 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 161 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 159 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 141 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 95 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 79 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 66 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 63 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 79 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 71 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 74 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 73 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 65 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 69 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 48 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 71 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 102 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 78 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 90 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 46 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 41 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 41 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 34 | #1,142 | 5 | #4,700 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 36 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 34 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyndon reached #347 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #4,116 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyndon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.