Lyal
Lyal was a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, in the Australian state of Victoria. As of 2016, it is now part of the localities of Myrtle Creek and Kimbolton.
Meaning & Origin of Lyal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyal was a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, in the Australian state of Victoria. As of 2016, it is now part of the localities of Myrtle Creek and Kimbolton.
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The Story of Lyal
Lyal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 12 Lyals were born — ranking #2,293 that year. As of 2026, Lyal ranks #4,033 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 145 Lyals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lyal
Lyal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Lyal's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #2,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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