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 first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1920 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,074 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,511 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,545 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,594 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,730 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,534 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #3,961 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,288 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,921 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,026 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,047 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #3,606 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,161 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,346 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,130 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,543 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,551 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,813 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,080 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,562 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,675 |