Lyman

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Lyman first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 220 babies (rank #381 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lyman

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lyman yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,553

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

220

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lyman

Lyman Spitzeruniversity teacher · b. 1914

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	31	#302
1881	21	#372
1882	41	#271
1883	26	#329
1884	37	#287
1885	29	#315
1886	34	#297
1887	23	#347
1888	34	#311
1889	21	#399
1890	27	#338
1891	30	#307
1892	28	#366
1893	29	#329
1894	26	#362
1895	21	#433
1896	23	#413
1897	35	#314
1898	32	#343
1899	33	#308
1900	39	#352
1901	26	#367
1902	26	#400
1903	33	#336
1904	29	#384
1905	28	#406
1906	29	#404
1907	32	#401
1908	28	#470
1909	39	#394
1910	31	#507
1911	45	#436
1912	88	#416
1913	91	#453
1914	171	#360
1915	180	#400
1916	190	#402
1917	220	#381
1918	156	#473
1919	164	#462
1920	181	#448
1921	201	#430
1922	205	#419
1923	191	#441
1924	195	#438
1925	186	#440
1926	185	#446
1927	151	#495
1928	176	#456
1929	152	#477
1930	149	#485
1931	121	#528
1932	135	#495
1933	115	#530
1934	120	#538
1935	127	#510
1936	114	#539
1937	106	#564
1938	127	#515
1939	119	#526
1940	117	#544
1941	124	#530
1942	118	#568
1943	129	#558
1944	110	#588
1945	100	#607
1946	90	#684
1947	120	#628
1948	104	#664
1949	87	#741
1950	91	#720
1951	92	#724
1952	84	#767
1953	68	#870
1954	86	#771
1955	85	#797
1956	74	#870
1957	84	#829
1958	66	#941
1959	70	#917
1960	62	#973
1961	53	#1,073
1962	64	#950
1963	58	#997
1964	46	#1,138
1965	42	#1,179
1966	44	#1,122
1967	37	#1,244
1968	46	#1,112
1969	35	#1,369
1970	49	#1,189
1971	41	#1,320
1972	34	#1,466
1973	27	#1,724
1974	31	#1,606
1975	26	#1,866
1976	28	#1,807
1977	25	#1,979
1978	21	#2,249
1979	26	#2,025
1980	27	#2,033
1981	14	#3,143
1982	28	#1,970
1983	26	#2,059
1984	26	#2,077
1985	26	#2,156
1986	23	#2,399
1987	18	#2,905
1988	20	#2,818
1989	19	#3,167
1990	18	#3,406
1991	25	#2,725
1992	22	#3,074
1993	12	#4,897
1994	15	#4,213
1995	10	#5,755
1996	16	#4,119
1997	13	#4,844
1998	9	#6,631
1999	6	#9,447
2000	6	#9,845
2001	6	#10,053
2002	11	#6,360
2003	9	#7,604
2004	6	#10,825
2005	6	#10,956
2007	7	#10,462
2008	7	#10,598
2009	5	#13,715
2010	17	#5,390
2011	6	#11,725
2012	6	#11,707
2013	8	#9,337
2014	13	#6,497
2015	12	#6,924
2016	16	#5,692
2017	15	#5,963
2018	7	#10,332
2019	8	#9,409
2020	9	#8,472
2021	11	#7,406
2022	8	#9,523
2023	5	#13,414