Recorded 1961–2018 Girls' name Peak 1996 781 births

Lysette — girls' name

781 babies named Lysette in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s431970s941980s1441990s2542000s1802010s66
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lysette was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

34 babies were named Lysette in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lysette

The Social Security Administration has registered 781 babies named Lysette between 1961 and 2018, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lysette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lysette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lysette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lysette in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lysette 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 781 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.

Lysette at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

781

Since 1961

58 years of records

Peak year

1996

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1961

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lysette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1961

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1996)
34
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
010203040 201820102003199619891982197519681961 5

Lysette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
254 births that decade — 33% of Lysette's all-time total
1960s431970s941980s1441990s2542000s1802010s66

Lysette by state

Where Lysette concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lysette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
139 17.8%
#2 Texas
85 10.9%
#3 New York
24 3.1%
#4 Arizona
5 0.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
California share of Lysette's total US births 17.8%
Even split

139 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lysette?
781 babies have been named Lysette since 1961. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1996 with 34 births.
When was Lysette most popular?
Lysette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Lysette most popular?
The top states for the name Lysette are California (139 births), Texas (85 births), New York (24 births).
How long has the name Lysette been used?
Lysette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 58 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lysette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyssa, Lysa, Lysandra, Lysbeth, 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, 1961–2018 (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.