Unisex name · since 2006
Lyfe
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 339 babies named Lyfe, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lyfe is the #4828 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 339 recorded since 2006.
Lyfe has 339 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4828 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #9,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,828 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 339 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyfe ranks #9,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,828 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 339 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyfe's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Lyfe compares
339 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lyfe's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyfe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 339 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lyfe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyfe splits its recorded history at 2016: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyfe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Lyfe popularity over time - girls
124 total births recorded since 2006 (Lyfe as girls' name)
Lyfe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Lyfe's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lyfe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (50% of all-time use).
Lyfe by state
Where Lyfe concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 339 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lyfe's data
- Lyfe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Lyfes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lyfe
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lyfe
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyfe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Lyfe 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.