Lysander
About Lysander
The name Lysander peaked for boys at #1719 in 2025. The name is most popular in Maryland, New Jersey, and Texas.
As of September 2026, Lysander ranked #1719 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #127.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,785 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #3,338 | 34 | 17.7 |
| 2016 | #3,943 | 27 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | #4,190 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #4,308 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,961 | 27 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,362 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,524 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | #3,760 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #2,198 | 66 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | #1,719 | 95 | 55.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Lysanders
- Lysander
5th,century Spartan admiral often credited with winning the Peloponnesian Wars against Athens
- Lysander Spooner
American philosopher and Voluntaryist
- Lysander Cutler
U.S. Civil War general
- Lysander Button
American inventor who developed the fire engine
- Lysander Farrar
American lawyer and politician from New York
- Lysandre Nadeau
female Canadian YouTuber
Lysander in pop culture
- Lysander
a main character and the lover of Hermia in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Lysander Scamander
character in Harry Potter the twin brother of Lorcan
- Lysander Sage
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Lysander
leader of Team Flare in Pokemon X and Y
- Lysander (spelled as Lysandre in the original French)
character in the otome game My Candy Love.
- Lysandre
a character in Pokemon XY video game and Pokemon XYZ anime.
Variations & nicknames
- LysandrosGreek
- LysandreFrench