Lydell is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1977 and has since faded.
Lydell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,170 for boy births in the United States (and #27,076 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lydell was first reported in SSA data in 1928 and peaked in 1977 (80 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,170 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,096 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,421 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,443 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,926 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,314 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,020 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,572 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,217 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,693 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,173 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,905 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,114 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,708 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,345 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,064 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,686 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,674 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,487 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,797 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,745 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,207 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,415 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,627 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,607 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,597 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,991 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #3,949 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | — | #4,168 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | — | #3,168 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,426 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | — | #3,417 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | — | #2,914 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | — | #2,794 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | — | #2,748 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | — | #3,046 |
| 1988 | 37 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1987 | 37 | — | — | #1,778 |
| 1986 | 32 | — | — | #1,901 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | — | #1,774 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1981 | 40 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1980 | 42 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1979 | 60 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1978 | 78 | — | — | #979 |
| 1977 | 80 | — | — | #959 |
| 1976 | 61 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1975 | 44 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1973 | 41 | — | — | #1,303 |
| 1972 | 34 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1971 | 30 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1970 | 42 | — | — | #1,288 |
| 1969 | 36 | — | — | #1,342 |
| 1968 | 30 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1967 | 32 | — | — | #1,354 |
| 1966 | 33 | — | — | #1,337 |
| 1965 | 39 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1964 | 22 | — | — | #1,718 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1961 | 25 | — | — | #1,625 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1959 | 44 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1958 | 30 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #2,019 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,385 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,140 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,591 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,595 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,533 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,960 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,147 | — |