Lysander Boy
How popular is Lysander?
#1,708 boy name in 2025
95 baby boys were named Lysander in the US in 2025, making it the 1708th most popular boy name.
Lysander popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,708 for boys (▲ 482 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 95 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+179% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,298 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (95 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,708 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1931 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lysander counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lysander family of names ranked #1,364 for boys in 2025 (#1,751 the year before), with 110 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 95 | 86% |
| Lyzander | 7 | 6% |
| Lisander | 8 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lysander is most popular
Babies named Lysander per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Lysander by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1950s | 6 | #3,504 |
| 1960s | 15 | #4,038 |
| 1970s | 38 | #2,658 |
| 1980s | 21 | #3,882 |
| 1990s | 5 | #9,259 |
| 2000s | 151 | #3,643 |
| 2010s | 301 | #2,752 |
| 2020s | 256 | #1,708 |
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Questions
- Is Lysander a boy or girl name?
- Lysander is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lysander were boys.
- How popular is the name Lysander?
- 95 baby boys were named Lysander in the US in 2025, making it the 1708th most popular boy name.
- When was Lysander most popular?
- Lysander peaked in 2025, when 95 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,708 in 2025.
- How many people are named Lysander?
- 798 babies have been named Lysander in the US since 1880. We estimate about 779 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Lysander most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lysander was most common in Maryland, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.