Girls' name · since 1884
Lyla
49,294 babies named Lyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #80 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,294
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
49,294 babies have been named Lyla since 1884, making it today's #80 girls' name.
Lyla has 49,294 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #80 as of the latest data, more common than 99.5% of girls, 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 1884 to 2025.
- #595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #80 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 49,294 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyla ranks #595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #80 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 49,294 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #80 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,294
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyla's 49,294 recorded births place it above 99.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lyla compares
49,294 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Lyla's all-time total is 131x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,294 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,089 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyla splits its recorded history at 1956: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 3,089 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,089
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Lyla popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Lyla as boys' name)
Lyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22,921 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Lyla's strongest decade.
22,921 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 109
1890s
109 births
- 1900s 124
1900s
124 births
- 1910s 427
1910s
427 births
- 1920s 856
1920s
856 births
- 1930s 634
1930s
634 births
- 1940s 609
1940s
609 births
- 1950s 441
1950s
441 births
- 1960s 210
1960s
210 births
- 1970s 190
1970s
190 births
- 1980s 215
1980s
215 births
- 1990s 376
1990s
376 births
- 2000s 5,969
2000s
5,969 births
- 2010s
2010s
22,921 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,195 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22,921 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lyla 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 Lyla's total volume
Lyla by state
Where Lyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,585 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,997 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,297 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,255 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,926 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,824 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,821 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,452 | 2.9% |
4,585 of 49,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lyla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lyla's data
- Lyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22,921 total births) through the 2020s (16,195) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lylas (4,585 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Lyla 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.