Girls' name · since 1975
Lyanna
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 3,772 babies named Lyanna, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #877 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,772
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lyanna currently ranks #877 among girls' names in America, with 3,772 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Lyanna recorded 3,772 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #877 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #877 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,772 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyanna ranks #3,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #877 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,772 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #877 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,772
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lyanna's 3,772 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lyanna compares
3,772 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Lyanna's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,772 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 500 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyanna's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 500, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 500
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Lyanna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,692 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Lyanna's strongest decade.
1,692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Lyanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 272
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,661 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,692 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,692 births (45% of all-time use).
How Lyanna 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 Lyanna's total volume
Lyanna by state
Where Lyanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 593 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 508 | 13.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 302 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 254 | 6.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 132 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 131 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 75 | 2.0% |
593 of 3,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Lyanna appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Lyannas (593 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lyanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1975–2025 (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 Lyanna 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.