Given name
Lyal
“a faithful man”·“resembling a wolf”
Lyal is a variant of Lyall. Interpretations include “a faithful man” and “resembling a wolf”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyal is a variant of Lyall. Interpretations include “a faithful man” and “resembling a wolf”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyal is a variant of Lyall. A possible origin is Old Norse, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lyal is a variant of Lyall. The history of Lyall gives this family its wider story. Lyall’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lyal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 145
- 145 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 152 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lyal’s family of names
Lyal has a related form in Lyall. In English usage, Lyal has a related form in Lyle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Lyal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lowell
“resembling a young wolf”
99% boys · 1% girls
Laurent
“a graceful woman”
90% boys · 10% girls
Leeroy
Leeroy is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Lavon
“a white-haired or whiteskinned man” · “a spirited man”
>99% boys
Aldon
“an old friend” · “from the old town”
>99% boys
Lavern
Lavern is a unisex given name.
>99% boys
Bud
“one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Lucious
“surrounded by light”
>99% boys