Girls' name · since 2004
Lyani
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Lyani, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Lyani since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lyani recorded 44 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #36,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyani ranks #36,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lyani's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lyani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyani's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lyani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Lyani's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lyani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Lyani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Lyani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Lyani 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.