US rank #545 Girls' name Peak 2024 8,037 births

Lylah — #545 US girls' name

8,037 babies named Lylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#545
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lylah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

555 babies were named Lylah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,037 babies named Lylah between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lylah currently holds the #545 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 555 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 4,424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 956 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lylah in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lylah 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 8,037 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.

Lylah at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

8,037

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2024

555 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#545

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
555
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Lylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
4,424 births that decade — 55% of Lylah's all-time total
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Lylah by state

Where Lylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
956 11.9%
#2 Texas
779 9.7%
#3 Florida
416 5.2%
#4 Ohio
335 4.2%
#5 New York
334 4.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
295 3.7%
#7 Illinois
261 3.2%
#8 Michigan
250 3.1%
California share of Lylah's total US births 11.9%
Even split

956 of 8,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Lylah appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lylah?
8,037 babies have been named Lylah since 1916. It currently ranks #545 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 555 births.
When was Lylah most popular?
Lylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,424 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lylah most popular?
The top states for the name Lylah are California (956 births), Texas (779 births), Florida (416 births).
How long has the name Lylah been used?
Lylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyla, Lyle, Lyllian, Lyliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.