Girls' name · since 1985
Lyly
115 babies named Lyly in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lyly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 115 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyly has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2007.
- #25,627 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyly ranks #25,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lyly's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lyly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyly's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Lyly by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (70 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Lyly's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Lyly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (61% of all-time use).
Lyly by state
Where Lyly concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 115 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lyly's data
- Lyly's decade-level peak was the 1990s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lylys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lyly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lyly 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 August 2026.