US rank #15424 Girls' name Peak 2013 419 births

Lylia — #15424 US girls' name

419 babies named Lylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s331930s251940s271950s321960s51990s52000s1012010s1402020s45
#15424
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lylia was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lylia in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Lylia between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lylia currently holds the #15424 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lylia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lylia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lylia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lylia 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 419 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.

Lylia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

419

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2013

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,424

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
21
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200620001951194119281919 6

Lylia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 33% of Lylia's all-time total
1910s61920s331930s251940s271950s321960s51990s52000s1012010s1402020s45

Lylia by state

Where Lylia concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lylia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.4%
California share of Lylia's total US births 1.4%

6 of 419 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lylia?
419 babies have been named Lylia since 1919. It currently ranks #15424 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 21 births.
When was Lylia most popular?
Lylia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Lylia most popular?
The top states for the name Lylia are California (6 births).
How long has the name Lylia been used?
Lylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lylia?
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.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.