Recorded 1923–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 630 births

Lyllian — girls' name

630 babies named Lyllian in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121990s162000s2522010s3042020s46
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lyllian was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

45 babies were named Lyllian in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyllian

The Social Security Administration has registered 630 babies named Lyllian between 1923 and 2023, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyllian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyllian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lyllian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyllian in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyllian 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 630 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.

Lyllian at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

630

Since 1923

101 years of records

Peak year

2009

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1923

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lyllian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1923

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
45
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
01020304050 20232019201520112007200319991923 5

Lyllian by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
304 births that decade — 48% of Lyllian's all-time total
1920s121990s162000s2522010s3042020s46

Lyllian by state

Where Lyllian concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lyllian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
11 1.7%
#2 Ohio
5 0.8%
Indiana share of Lyllian's total US births 1.7%
Even split

11 of 630 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyllian?
630 babies have been named Lyllian since 1923. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 45 births.
When was Lyllian most popular?
Lyllian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Lyllian most popular?
The top states for the name Lyllian are Indiana (11 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Lyllian been used?
Lyllian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 101 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lyllian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyla, Lylah, Lyle, Lyliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1923–2023 (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.