Girls' name · since 1999
Lyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 371 babies named Lyah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyah currently ranks #8148 among girls' names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1999.
Lyah has 371 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8148 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,148 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyah ranks #14,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,148 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 371 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyah's 371 recorded births place it above 80.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lyah compares
371 49th percentile among 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
Lyah's all-time total is 1% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Lyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Lyah's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Lyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (56% of all-time use).
Lyah by state
Where Lyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 4.3% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
17 of 371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lyah's data
- Lyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lyahs (17 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 Lyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Lyah 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.