Lydon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LY-dun
- Origin
- English
Lydon is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lydon come from?
English: English surname, perhaps a variant of Lyndon
Is Lydon a girl's or a boy's name?
Lydon is a boys' name.
How popular is Lydon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lydon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lydon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Lydon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1964, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Lydon in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lydon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
Names like Lydon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Aiden Kayden Kian Ronan Declan Brody Deacon Keegan Conan Logan Lochlan
Names related to Lydon
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lydon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lydon, updated 20 October 2026.