Recorded 1960–1999 Girls' name Peak 1961 71 births

Lycia — girls' name

71 babies named Lycia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s401970s211990s10
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Lycia was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lycia in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lycia

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Lycia between 1960 and 1999, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lycia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lycia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lycia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lycia 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 71 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.

Lycia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

71

Since 1960

40 years of records

Peak year

1961

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1960

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lycia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1960

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1961)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 199919921979197319721970196619641963196219611960 7

Lycia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
40 births that decade — 56% of Lycia's all-time total
1960s401970s211990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lycia?
71 babies have been named Lycia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1961 with 10 births.
When was Lycia most popular?
Lycia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Lycia been used?
Lycia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 40 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lycia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lycrecia, Lycinda. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–1999 (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.