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Lyndon

Boy

Meaning of Lyndon: English: 'linden tree hill'

Lyndon is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1916th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1916

81 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,120

First recorded 1904 · peak 1964

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 69 babies1983: 72 babies1984: 68 babies1985: 82 babies1986: 101 babies1987: 100 babies1988: 93 babies1989: 128 babies1990: 94 babies19901991: 102 babies1992: 78 babies1993: 84 babies1994: 83 babies1995: 77 babies1996: 85 babies1997: 100 babies1998: 106 babies1999: 93 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 64 babies2003: 91 babies2004: 102 babies2005: 99 babies2006: 95 babies2007: 123 babies2008: 105 babies2009: 123 babies2010: 119 babies20102011: 138 babies2012: 133 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 168 babies2015: 179 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 186 babies2018: 146 babies2019: 129 babies2020: 121 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 112 babies2023: 100 babies2024: 105 babies2025: 81 babies
US babies named Lyndon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 186.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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