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Lysander

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#415 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,140 in Austria (2025) · #1,858 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,365 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Lysanders

• Lysander — Spartan military and political leader (died 395 BC)
• Lysander Spooner — American philosopher (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, Spartans politician.

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

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