Lyman is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1917 and has since faded.
Lyman is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,484 for boy births in the United States (and #23,685 across all names), given to 6 babies. Lyman was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (220 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,484 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,422 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,527 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,409 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,479 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,411 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,333 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #5,963 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #5,694 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,926 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,498 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,337 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,709 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,728 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #5,390 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,718 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,598 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,462 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,826 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,605 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,361 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,053 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,845 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,449 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #6,631 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,844 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #4,120 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,755 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,213 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,896 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #3,074 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #2,725 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #3,406 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #3,167 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #2,818 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #2,905 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #2,399 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #2,156 |
| 1984 | 26 | — | #2,077 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #2,057 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #1,969 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #3,146 |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #2,033 |
| 1979 | 26 | — | #2,025 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | #2,249 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #1,979 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #1,807 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #1,866 |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #1,606 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | #1,724 |
| 1972 | 34 | — | #1,466 |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #1,320 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | #1,189 |
| 1969 | 35 | — | #1,369 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | #1,112 |
| 1967 | 37 | — | #1,244 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #1,121 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #1,179 |
| 1964 | 46 | — | #1,138 |
| 1963 | 58 | — | #998 |
| 1962 | 64 | — | #949 |
| 1961 | 53 | — | #1,073 |
| 1960 | 62 | — | #972 |
| 1959 | 70 | — | #917 |
| 1958 | 66 | — | #941 |
| 1957 | 84 | — | #829 |
| 1956 | 74 | — | #870 |
| 1955 | 85 | — | #797 |
| 1954 | 86 | — | #771 |
| 1953 | 68 | — | #870 |
| 1952 | 84 | — | #767 |
| 1951 | 92 | — | #724 |
| 1950 | 91 | — | #719 |
| 1949 | 87 | — | #741 |
| 1948 | 104 | — | #664 |
| 1947 | 120 | — | #628 |
| 1946 | 90 | — | #684 |
| 1945 | 100 | — | #607 |
| 1944 | 110 | — | #588 |
| 1943 | 129 | — | #558 |
| 1942 | 118 | — | #568 |
| 1941 | 124 | — | #530 |
| 1940 | 117 | — | #544 |
| 1939 | 119 | — | #526 |
| 1938 | 127 | — | #515 |
| 1937 | 106 | — | #564 |
| 1936 | 114 | — | #539 |
| 1935 | 127 | — | #510 |
| 1934 | 120 | — | #538 |
| 1933 | 115 | — | #530 |
| 1932 | 135 | — | #495 |
| 1931 | 121 | — | #528 |
| 1930 | 149 | — | #485 |
| 1929 | 152 | — | #477 |
| 1928 | 176 | — | #456 |
| 1927 | 151 | — | #495 |
| 1926 | 185 | — | #446 |
| 1925 | 186 | — | #440 |
| 1924 | 195 | — | #438 |
| 1923 | 191 | — | #441 |
| 1922 | 205 | — | #419 |
| 1921 | 201 | — | #430 |
| 1920 | 181 | — | #448 |
| 1919 | 164 | — | #462 |
| 1918 | 156 | — | #473 |
| 1917 | 220 | — | #381 |
| 1916 | 190 | — | #402 |
| 1915 | 180 | — | #400 |
| 1914 | 171 | — | #360 |
| 1913 | 91 | — | #453 |
| 1912 | 88 | — | #416 |
| 1911 | 45 | — | #436 |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #507 |
| 1909 | 39 | — | #394 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | #470 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | #401 |
| 1906 | 29 | — | #404 |
| 1905 | 28 | — | #406 |
| 1904 | 29 | — | #384 |
| 1903 | 33 | — | #336 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | #400 |
| 1901 | 26 | — | #367 |
| 1900 | 39 | — | #352 |
| 1899 | 33 | — | #308 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | #343 |
| 1897 | 35 | — | #314 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | #413 |
| 1895 | 21 | — | #433 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | #362 |
| 1893 | 29 | — | #329 |
| 1892 | 28 | — | #366 |
| 1891 | 30 | — | #307 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | #338 |
| 1889 | 21 | — | #399 |
| 1888 | 34 | — | #311 |
| 1887 | 23 | — | #347 |
| 1886 | 34 | — | #297 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | #315 |
| 1884 | 37 | — | #287 |
| 1883 | 26 | — | #329 |
| 1882 | 41 | — | #271 |
| 1881 | 21 | — | #372 |
| 1880 | 31 | — | #302 |