Recorded 1885–1979 Boys' name Peak 1924 543 births

Lisle — boys' name

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.

1880s151890s251900s51910s961920s1451930s871940s871950s671960s51970s11
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lisle was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lisle in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lisle

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Lisle between 1885 and 1979, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lisle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lisle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lisle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Lisle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lisle 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 543 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.

Lisle at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

543

Since 1885

95 years of records

Peak year

1924

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1885

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lisle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1885

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1924)
21
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
0510152025 197919531945193719291921191318861885 5

Lisle popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1941 (Lisle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
45678910 197119671941 5

Lisle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
145 births that decade — 27% of Lisle's all-time total
1880s151890s251900s51910s961920s1451930s871940s871950s671960s51970s11

Lisle by state

Where Lisle concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lisle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 0.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
Ohio share of Lisle's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lisle?
543 babies have been named Lisle since 1885. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1924 with 21 births.
When was Lisle most popular?
Lisle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Lisle most popular?
The top states for the name Lisle are Ohio (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Lisle been used?
Lisle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 95 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lisle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisandro, Liston, Lissandro, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1885–1979 (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.