Lyndon is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lyndon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lyndon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lyndon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lyndon is a boy name of English origin meaning “hill with lime trees”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,120 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 734 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 12 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 15 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 Lyndon per year, United States (1904 to 2025). United States peaked in 1964 (520/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (46/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1971 (3/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2012 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (3/yr).
Lyndon has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1964, when it ranked #762 nationally (given to 520 babies that year).
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