Lyllian vs Lyla

Side-by-side comparison of Lyllian and Lyla — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Lyllian

Girl name

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Name B

Lyla

Girl name · Rank #83

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Metric Lyllian Lyla
Current Rank Unranked #83
Total Births (all years) 630 46,185
Peak Year 2009 2024
Peak Year Births 45 2,944
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1923 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Lyllian Lyla
1880ss — 18
1890ss — 109
1900ss — 124
1910ss — 427
1920ss 12 856
1930ss — 634
1940ss — 609
1950ss — 441
1960ss — 210
1970ss — 190
1980ss — 215
1990ss 16 376
2000ss 252 5,967
2010ss 304 22,919
2020ss 46 13,090

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lyllian Lyla
2014 44 2,383
2015 29 2,276
2016 21 2,224
2017 18 2,268
2018 15 2,305
2019 17 2,449
2020 15 2,307
2021 12 2,520
2022 12 2,664
2023 7 2,655
2024 — 2,944

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2023.

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