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Lyman
OriginEnglish
Meaning"meadow-dweller"
GenderBoy
US Rank#949
Top 1000
NB Rank#2660
On Nameberry
About Lyman
The name Lyman is currently ranked #949 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #271 in 1882. It is currently rising in popularity.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Lymans
- Lyman Frank Baum
American children's novelist
- Lyman Hall
signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, governor of Georgia
- Lyman Wight
American Mormon leader
- Lyman Strong Spitzer
Jr, American physicist and astronomer
- Lyman Poore Duff
8th chief justice of the Canadian Supreme Court
- Lyman Trumbull
U.S. Senator from Illinois, co,author of the 13th Amendment
- Lyman Louis Lemnitzer
former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Dwight Lyman Moody
American evangelist and publisher, founder of Moody Bible Institute
Lyman in pop culture
- Lyman Banner
character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! GX"
- Lyman
discontinued character in the "Garfield" comic strip
- Josh Lyman
character on TV's "The West Wing"
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