US rank #5184 Unisex name Peak 2016 318 births

Lyfe — #5184 US boys' name

318 babies named Lyfe in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s512010s1692020s98
#5184
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lyfe was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

29 babies were named Lyfe in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyfe

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Lyfe between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyfe currently holds the #5184 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Lyfe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 124 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyfe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lyfe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lyfe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyfe 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 318 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.

Lyfe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

318

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,184

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lyfe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
29
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5101520253035 2024202120182015201220092006 12

Lyfe popularity over time — girls

124 total births recorded since 2006 (Lyfe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 124 births
468101214 202420212019201720152013200920072006 6

Lyfe by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
169 births that decade — 53% of Lyfe's all-time total
2000s512010s1692020s98

Lyfe by state

Where Lyfe concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lyfe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.6%
Florida share of Lyfe's total US births 1.6%

5 of 318 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyfe?
318 babies have been named Lyfe since 2006. It currently ranks #5184 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 29 births.
When was Lyfe most popular?
Lyfe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Lyfe most popular?
The top states for the name Lyfe are Florida (5 births).
Is Lyfe a unisex name?
Yes, Lyfe is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 318 births, and as a girl's name it has 124 births.
How long has the name Lyfe been used?
Lyfe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.

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, 2006–2024 (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.