Lyon

“Fort of Lug” — Celtic via Latin and French origin

Boy's name · #2502 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lyon reached its best rank, #1898, in 2024 and ranked #2502 in 2025. About 960 boys have carried it since 1947. It is also an American family name — about 28,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lyons

Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair — British politician and chemist (1818–1898)
Lyon Gardiner Tyler — American educator, son of US President John Tyler
Lyon Farrell — American snowboarder
Lyon Daniels — American actor
Lyon Blease — British academic

In stories & tradition

Lyon Hunter — As the World Turns
Lyon — Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones · Fire Emblem Awakening

What Lyons become

Among 19 notable people named Lyon:

Entertainers appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lyon Daniels, American actor.

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