Lyman
The name Lyman has several origins including as an English topographical name, a Dutch name derived from a Germanic personal name, and an Americanized name derived from the German Leimann or Leinemann. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lyman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Lyman has several origins including as an English topographical name, a Dutch name derived from a Germanic personal name, and an Americanized name derived from the German Leimann or Leinemann. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lyman
The earliest SSA record of Lyman as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 31 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 220 newborns named Lyman — #380 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Lyman on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lyman last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lyman
Lyman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Lyman's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #380. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyman'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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