Lysander
How to say it: ly-SAN-dur · /laɪˈsændər/
From Greek lysis + aner meaning 'liberator' - Spartan general and Shakespeare character.
Lysander was the 1,428th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 95 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #886 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,428 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 95 |
| Share of births | 1 in 34,898 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.6 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #886 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,110 among boys’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lysander is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
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Nicknames
- Lys
- Sander
- Andy
Other spellings
Honouring a Lysander in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lysander is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, German, Greek.
In France: #1,110 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Lysander
- Lysander Cutler (1807–1866)Union Army general
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Lysander is one of the young Athenian lovers in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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