Given name & surname
Lydell
“from the open valley”
Lydell is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the open valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the open valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lydell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,921
- 1,911 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,170 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,170 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 80 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,335 as a first name in 2020; 155 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lydell’s family of names
Lydell has a related form in Ledell. Lydell has a related form in Ledel. Lydell has a related form in Lydel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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