Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1920
Lyola
Lyola has 29 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 29
- total births
- 1920–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Lyola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1920.
Lyola has 29 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1927.
- 29 total births
- 1920–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Lyola since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 29
- total births
- 1920–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lyola was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
8 babies were named Lyola in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Lyola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyola's full recorded timeline at 1925, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyola at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Lyola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1927
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Lyola by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lyola's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lyola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lyola? ▼
29 babies have been named Lyola since 1920. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Lyola most popular? ▼
Lyola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Lyola been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lyola since 1920 -- 8 years through the most recent 1927 data.
What names are similar to Lyola? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyonna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lyola: Baby Name Since 1920 - 29 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lyola. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lyola 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 July 2026.