Recorded 1900–1959 Girls' name Peak 1959 12 births

Clysta — girls' name

12 babies named Clysta in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51950s7
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Clysta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clysta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clysta

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Clysta between 1900 and 1959, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clysta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clysta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clysta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clysta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clysta at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

12

Since 1900

60 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1900

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1959

Clysta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1900

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19591900 5

Clysta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
7 births that decade — 58% of Clysta's all-time total
1900s51950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clysta?
12 babies have been named Clysta since 1900. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Clysta most popular?
Clysta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Clysta been used?
Clysta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 60 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Clysta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clyde, Clydie, Clyda, Clydia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.