Lyall
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LY-ul
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Big in Scotland
Lyall is a boys' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Lyall mean?
Old Norse: via a Scottish surname
From a Scottish surname thought to come from the Old Norse name Liulfr, which contains ulfr 'wolf'.
Is Lyall a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyall is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lyall in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Lyall, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lyall in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 316th in Scotland.
Lyall in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
Names like Lyall
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Louie Leo Arthur Archie Wilfred Ralph Otis Leon Henry Ollie Frederick Ellis
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lyall: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyall, updated 20 October 2026.