How Many People Are Named Lysander?
An estimated 685 people in the United States have the first name Lysander. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Lysander peaked in popularity in 2024 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lysander 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 Lysander paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
685
About 1 in 500,371 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
66 births
Total Registered
703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lysander
Lysander is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 703 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lysander as a male name
Ranked #2,198 in 2024
66 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (66 births)
Lysander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lysander span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 301 babies were registered. While Lysander is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lysander by Decade
How has Lysander 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.
Lysander by State
Birth registrations for Lysander span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, Texas. On average, about 23 Lysanders were registered per state.
Lysander + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lysander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lysander
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lysander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lysander?
We estimate approximately 685 people named Lysander 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 500,371 Americans share this first name.
Is Lysander a common name?
Lysander is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lysander most popular?
Lysander reached peak popularity in 2024, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lysander is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lysander a male name?
Lysander is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lysander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lysander Smith, Lysander Johnson, Lysander 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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