Total births
22
Girls' name · since 1968
Lyrissa
22 babies named Lyrissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1968–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
22 girls have been named Lyrissa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lyrissa has 22 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2012.
- 22 total births
- 1968–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Lyrissa since 1968, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 22
- total births
- 1968–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Lyrissa was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lyrissa in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Lyrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyrissa's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyrissa at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Lyrissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lyrissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lyrissa's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lyrissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lyrissa? ▼
Since 1968, Social Security records show 22 babies named Lyrissa. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 7 births.
When was Lyrissa most popular? ▼
Lyrissa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lyrissa been used? ▼
Records for Lyrissa go back to 1968, giving 45 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Lyrissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyric, Lyra, Lyrik, Lyrica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lyrissa
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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, 1968–2012 (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. "Lyrissa: Baby Name Since 1968 - 22 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lyrissa. 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 Lyrissa 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.