Meaning 
The name Lyon has the following meaning: Like a lion. The name of 13 popes. Leo is also the name of a constellation and the fifth sign of the zodiac.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Lyon is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Lyon for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Leo, of which the name Lyon is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Lyon and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lyon: Boys - Cash, Dominik, Emil, Junious, Major, Neptune, Oliver, Rhett, Theodosius, Vester, Girls - Cadence, Candida, Dielle, Doshie, Florida, Loretta, Lue, Nidia, Pascale, Portia, Renea, Rosalia, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Anthony, Antonia
Variants 
The name Lyon is a variant of Leo. Other popular variants of the name Leo are: Leao (Portuguese), Leib, Leibel, Leon (Polish), Leond, Leone, Leonello, Leontios, Leonzio (Italian), Leos (Slavic), Lev (Russian), Lio (Hawaiian), Lion, Lyo, Lyon
Style 
We think the name Lyon should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lyon to be: Strong but gentleIn one word, you might describe Lyon as a(n) " gentle" person. See other "gentle" names for boys.
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