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Lyall

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What official birth registration shows about Lyall: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Lyall: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #307, reached in 2024.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2023

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2023, ranging from #1746 to #4789.19982003200820162023#1746#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1765
1997#2337
1998#2074
1999#1850
2000#2142
2001#1746
2003#2189
2004#2070
2005#3208
2007#2435
2008#3687
2009#4527
2010#3332
2014#3895
2016#4023
2018#3412
2020#4608
2021#4789
2023#3523

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 19 of the 28 years from 1996 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #307 in Scotland in 2024.

Lyall's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#30712HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lyall is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Lyall, between 1996 and 2024, in 20 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 2001ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202319#1746 in 2001
Scotland20241#307 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2010; it appears again in 2014.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Lyall

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #307 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.