Lysander

“Liberator” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #1719 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lysander is climbing: on the charts since 1931, it reached #1719 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 800 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lysanders

Lysander — Spartan military and political leader (died 395 BC)
Lysander Spooner — American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist First International and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887)
Lysander Cutler — Union Army general (1807–1866)
Lysander Button — American inventor
Lysander Butler Hamlin — businessperson

In stories & tradition

Lysander — A Midsummer Night's Dream

What Lysanders become

Among 28 notable people named Lysander:

Political leaders appear 3.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lysander, Spartan military and political leader (died 395 BC).

Similar names: Exodus · Leander · Makhari · Evander · Alastair · Kairos

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