Lyman

Lyman: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “meadow man”
Origin: English
Say it: LYE-mən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Lyman is an English surname and given name, probably from Old English elements relating to a meadow or clearing plus 'man.' As a first name it reflects the surname-as-given-name tradition.

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How popular is Lyman?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lyman in 20240

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 18808,553

Lyman was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Lyman

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lyman questions

What does the name Lyman mean?

Lyman means "meadow man". It comes from English. Lyman is an English surname and given name, probably from Old English elements relating to a meadow or clearing plus 'man.' As a first name it reflects the surname-as-given-name tradition.

Is Lyman a boy or girl name?

Lyman is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lyman?

Lyman was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Lyman?

Lyman is usually pronounced LYE-mən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.