Recorded 1925–2023 Boys' name Peak 1925 28 births

Lyles — boys' name

28 babies named Lyles in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61950s51980s52020s12
2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lyles was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lyles in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyles

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lyles between 1925 and 2023, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyles performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lyles shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyles 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 28 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.

Lyles at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 1925

99 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1925

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lyles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1925

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232021198319501925 6

Lyles by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 43% of Lyles's all-time total
1920s61950s51980s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyles?
28 babies have been named Lyles since 1925. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Lyles most popular?
Lyles was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Lyles been used?
Lyles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 99 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lyles?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyle, Lyla. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–2023 (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.