Boy’s name · Italian, Greek

Lyssandro

How to say it: lee-san-DROH · /lisɑ̃dˈʁo/

Modern variant of Italian/Spanish Lisandro from Greek Lysandros meaning 'liberator' - ornate form.

Lyssandro was the 1,165th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up 2.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #760 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,165for boys in 2025
1 in 23,184US babies
0born in 2025
#760projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lyssandro
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,165
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 23,184
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years×2.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#760
In France, 2025#204 among boys’ names, 40 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Lyssandro peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Lyss
  • Sandro
  • Dro

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lyssandro is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in French, Greek, Italian.

In France: #204 for boys in 2025.

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