How Many People Are Named Lydon?
An estimated 238 people in the United States have the first name Lydon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Lydon peaked in popularity in 1964 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lydon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lydon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
238
About 1 in 1,440,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1964
14 births
Total Registered
244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lydon
Lydon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 244 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lydon as a male name
Ranked #11,740 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1964 (14 births)
Lydon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lydon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 87 babies were registered. Lydon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lydon by Decade
How has Lydon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lydon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lydon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lydon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lydon?
We estimate approximately 238 people named Lydon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,440,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Lydon a common name?
Lydon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lydon most popular?
Lydon reached peak popularity in 1964, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lydon is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lydon a male name?
Lydon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lydon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lydon Smith, Lydon Johnson, Lydon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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