Lyman is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lyman means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lyman across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lyman has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lyman is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “meadow dweller”. From an English surname meaning man of the meadow.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,559 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lyman per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1917 (220/yr).
Lyman has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1917, when it ranked #809 nationally (given to 220 babies that year).
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