Lyell

LEYE-ehl /ˈlaɪɛl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Lyell is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Lyell is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Lyell was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1920 (12 births).

About the name Lyell

PronunciationLEYE-ehl /ˈlaɪɛl/
12peak births 1920
1913first in SSA data

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How popular is Lyell?

Boys named Lyell
1913192019301940195019601970198019901991
Boys named Lyell per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lyell total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19915—#9,074
19685—#4,511
19506—#3,545
19455—#3,594
19445—#3,730
19346—#3,534
19335—#3,961
19317—#3,288
19309—#2,921
19276—#4,026
19269—#3,047
19257—#3,606
19246—#4,161
19238—#3,346
19219—#3,130
192012—#2,543
19185—#4,551
19176—#3,813
19168—#3,080
19145—#3,562
19136—#2,675
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