Girls' name · since 1968
Lya
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 971 babies named Lya, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 971
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
971 babies have been named Lya since 1968, making it today's #2837 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lya has been recorded 971 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #2837 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #7,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 971 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lya ranks #7,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 971 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 971
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lya's 971 recorded births place it above 89.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lya compares
971 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lya's all-time total is 158% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 971 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (399 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Lya's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
399 births
- 2020s
2020s
325 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 399 births (41% of all-time use).
How Lya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lya's total volume
Lya by state
Where Lya concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 197 | 20.3% |
| #2 | California | | 176 | 18.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
197 of 971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lya's data
- Lya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (399 total births) through the 2020s (325) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lyas (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Lya 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.