Boys' name · since 1885
Lisle
543 babies named Lisle in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 543
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lisle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 543 have been recorded since 1885.
Lisle has 543 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1979.
- #7,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 543 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisle ranks #7,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 543 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 543
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lisle's 543 recorded births place it above 83.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Lisle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lisle's full recorded timeline at 1933, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lisle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1979
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Lisle popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1941 (Lisle as girls' name)
Lisle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (145 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Lisle's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lisle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 145 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lisle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lisle's total volume
Lisle by state
Where Lisle concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lisle's data
- Lisle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lisles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lisle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.