The baby name Lyon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LY-ən (/ˈlaɪ.ən/); alternate LEE-ən (/ˈliː.ən/).
Lyon is French in Origin.
The baby name Lyon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LY-ən (/ˈlaɪ.ən/); alternate LEE-ən (/ˈliː.ən/).
Lyon is French in Origin.
An English and French surname-turned-given name, Lyon derives from Old French lion, from Latin leo and Greek leon. In medieval Britain it served as a nickname for bravery or for bearers of a lion in arms, and as a locative from the city of Lyon (Latin Lugdunum) or from Norman places named Lyons. It took root in Scotland with the Lyon family of Glamis, and entered given-name use in the 18th–19th centuries across the English-speaking world.
Meaning “lion,” Lyon evokes bravery, nobility, and guardianship in European heraldry. Close variants and cognates include Leon, Leo, Léon, León, Leone, and Lion; related forms are Lionel and the archaic Lyonel; feminine counterparts include Leona and Léonie/Leonie. Contemporary use blends the chic of a French place-name with the strength of an animal name; bearers include writer Lyon Sprague de Camp, lending the choice a quietly literary pedigree.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #167 | 16 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #171 | 9 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #294 | 26 | 9,639 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #336 | 10 | 8,138 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #406 | 8 | 5,922 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #538 | 13 | 12,054 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #646 | 20 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #650 | 48 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #651 | 17 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #673 | 10 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #724 | 28 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #809 | 84 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #857 | 22 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #885 | 67 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #887 | 65 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #895 | 26 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #920 | 33 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #941 | 42 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 42 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,086 | 43 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,120 | 57 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 41 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,402 | 70 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Lyon is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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