Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1921
Lylas
Lylas has 17 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1921–1935
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Lylas is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1921.
Lylas has 17 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1935.
- 17 total births
- 1921–1935 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Lylas since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1935.
- 17
- total births
- 1921–1935
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Lylas was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
6 babies were named Lylas in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Lylas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lylas splits its recorded history at 1922: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lylas at a glance
Last recorded 1935Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Lylas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1935
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Lylas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lylas's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Lylas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lylas? ▼
17 babies have been named Lylas since 1921. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Lylas most popular? ▼
Lylas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lylas been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lylas since 1921 -- 15 years through the most recent 1935 data.
What names are similar to Lylas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyla, Lylah, Lyle, Lyllian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lylas's data
- Lylas's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lylas
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1921–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lylas: Baby Name Since 1921 - 17 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lylas. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lylas 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 July 2026.