Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lyman

#1,289 most common boys' name of all time · #3,091 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,289
Rank overall
#3,091 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
8,559
Since 2016
85
Peak year
1917 #380
Best rank
#271 1882
Girls Boys peak 220/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lyman is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 6 6 #10,704
2023 — 5 5 #12,260
2022 — 8 8 #8,997
2021 — 11 11 #7,091
2020 — 9 9 #8,074
2019 — 8 8 #8,898
2018 — 7 7 #9,680
2017 — 15 15 #5,790
2016 — 16 16 #5,557
2015 — 12 12 #6,680
2014 — 13 13 #6,311
2013 — 8 8 #8,798
2012 — 6 6 #10,780
2011 — 6 6 #10,820
2010 — 17 17 #5,256
2009 — 5 5 #12,515
2008 — 7 7 #9,886
2007 — 7 7 #9,804
2005 — 6 6 #10,165
2004 — 6 6 #9,964
2003 — 9 9 #7,257
2002 — 11 11 #6,094
2001 — 6 6 #9,260
2000 — 6 6 #9,126
1999 — 6 6 #8,717
1998 — 9 9 #6,319
1997 — 13 13 #4,672
1996 — 16 16 #4,023
1995 — 10 10 #5,509
1994 — 15 15 #4,097
1993 — 12 12 #4,705
1992 — 22 22 #3,004
1991 — 25 25 #2,684
1990 — 18 18 #3,314
1989 — 19 19 #3,100
1988 — 20 20 #2,767
1987 — 18 18 #2,845
1986 — 23 23 #2,362
1985 — 26 26 #2,116
1984 — 26 26 #2,039
1983 — 26 26 #2,019
1982 — 28 28 #1,933
1981 — 14 14 #3,040
1980 — 27 27 #2,005
1979 — 26 26 #1,993
1978 — 21 21 #2,209
1977 — 25 25 #1,950
1976 — 28 28 #1,783
1975 — 26 26 #1,836
1974 — 31 31 #1,583
1973 — 27 27 #1,697
1972 — 34 34 #1,455
1971 — 41 41 #1,311
1970 — 49 49 #1,178
1969 — 35 35 #1,353
1968 — 46 46 #1,100
1967 — 37 37 #1,232
1966 — 44 44 #1,116
1965 — 42 42 #1,165
1964 — 46 46 #1,127
1963 — 58 58 #994
1962 — 64 64 #947
1961 — 53 53 #1,068
1960 — 62 62 #965
1959 — 70 70 #914
1958 — 66 66 #936
1957 — 84 84 #826
1956 — 74 74 #868
1955 — 85 85 #792
1954 — 86 86 #768
1953 — 68 68 #869
1952 — 84 84 #766
1951 — 92 92 #725
1950 — 91 91 #719
1949 — 87 87 #739
1948 — 104 104 #663
1947 — 120 120 #626
1946 — 90 90 #683
1945 — 100 100 #607
1944 — 110 110 #585
1943 — 129 129 #558
1942 — 118 118 #566
1941 — 124 124 #529
1940 — 117 117 #544
1939 — 119 119 #524
1938 — 127 127 #514
1937 — 106 106 #563
1936 — 114 114 #537
1935 — 127 127 #509
1934 — 120 120 #537
1933 — 115 115 #530
1932 — 135 135 #493
1931 — 121 121 #527
1930 — 149 149 #485
1929 — 152 152 #476
1928 — 176 176 #455
1927 — 151 151 #495
1926 — 185 185 #447
1925 — 186 186 #440
1924 — 195 195 #437
1923 — 191 191 #440
1922 — 205 205 #418
1921 — 201 201 #429
1920 — 181 181 #448
1919 — 164 164 #462
1918 — 156 156 #472
1917 — 220 220 #380
1916 — 190 190 #403
1915 — 180 180 #400
1914 — 171 171 #361
1913 — 91 91 #453
1912 — 88 88 #416
1911 — 45 45 #435
1910 — 31 31 #504
1909 — 39 39 #391
1908 — 28 28 #463
1907 — 32 32 #399
1906 — 29 29 #401
1905 — 28 28 #407
1904 — 29 29 #381
1903 — 33 33 #333
1902 — 26 26 #393
1901 — 26 26 #365
1900 — 39 39 #352
1899 — 33 33 #307
1898 — 32 32 #341
1897 — 35 35 #314
1896 — 23 23 #410
1895 — 21 21 #426
1894 — 26 26 #360
1893 — 29 29 #327
1892 — 28 28 #360
1891 — 30 30 #307
1890 — 27 27 #338
1889 — 21 21 #391
1888 — 34 34 #310
1887 — 23 23 #344
1886 — 34 34 #296
1885 — 29 29 #315
1884 — 37 37 #286
1883 — 26 26 #327
1882 — 41 41 #271
1881 — 21 21 #362
1880 — 31 31 #302