Recorded 1985–2007 Girls' name Peak 1996 115 births

Lyly — girls' name

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.

1980s271990s702000s18
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Lyly was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lyly in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyly

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Lyly between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyly performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lyly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lyly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyly 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 115 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.

Lyly at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

115

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lyly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 200720001998199619941991198919861985 6

Lyly by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 61% of Lyly's all-time total
1980s271990s702000s18

Lyly by state

Where Lyly concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lyly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.3%
California share of Lyly's total US births 4.3%

5 of 115 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyly?
115 babies have been named Lyly since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Lyly most popular?
Lyly was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Lyly most popular?
The top states for the name Lyly are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lyly been used?
Lyly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lyly?
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.

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, 1985–2007 (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.