Girls' name · since 1951
Lysa
761 babies named Lysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lysa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 761 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Lysa recorded 761 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2022.
- #9,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 761 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lysa ranks #9,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 761 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lysa's 761 recorded births place it above 87.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lysa's full recorded timeline at 1979, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2022
- Peak year (1968)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Lysa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (231 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Lysa's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
231 births
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 231 births (30% of all-time use).
How Lysa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lysa's total volume
Lysa by state
Where Lysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
21 of 761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lysa's data
- Lysa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lysas (21 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1951–2022 (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 Lysa 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.