Across the world, Lyon (ليون 
, Lyon 
, 里昂 
, and others...) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom female first name. The first name Lyon is habitual in Malta, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Syria, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Brazil, China, and Iraq. More frequently, Lyon is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| ليون | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Lyon | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, France |
| 里昂 | China |
| ライアン | Japan |
| Лион | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria |
| ליון | Israel |
Lyon is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leon Scott Kennedy , the character in the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution; Ryan Howard , the fictional character in The Office; Lyon Hunter , character in As the World Turns; Atom (Ryan Choi) , the DC Comics superhero, Injustice 2 and Ryan Sinclair , the character from Doctor Who, and in many other works.
| patient de lyon bishop of Lyon, FR (b. 450) |
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| galmier de lyon French locksmith and subdeacon, FR (b. 601) |
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agobard de lyon Spanish saint, ES (b. 769) |
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| burchard ier de lyon (b. 923) |
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| hendrie lyon (born 1700) (b. 1700) |
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myer lyon British opera singer (b. 1750) |
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| sir james lyon (1775-1842) (b. 1775) |
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| chittenden lyon American politician (1787-1842), US (b. 1787) |
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harris merton lyon American writer, US (b. 1882) |
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leverett s. lyon American economist (1885-1959) (b. 1885) |
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dar lyon English cricketer (1898-1964), GB (b. 1898) |
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| sanford g. lyon American businessman and politician, US (b. 1866) |
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sterling lyon Canadian politician (1927-2010), CA (b. 1927) |
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| b. b. vincent lyon (1880-1953) (b. 1880) |
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| hastings lyon (b. 1876) |
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