Girls' name · since 1961
Lysette
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 781 babies named Lysette, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
781 girls have been named Lysette since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lysette recorded 781 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2018.
- #8,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 781 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lysette ranks #8,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 781 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lysette's 781 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lysette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lysette splits its recorded history at 1991: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lysette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2018
- Peak year (1996)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lysette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (254 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Lysette's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lysette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 94
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 254 births (33% of all-time use).
How Lysette 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 Lysette's total volume
Lysette by state
Where Lysette concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| 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% |
139 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lysette's data
- Lysette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lysettes (139 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 Lysette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1961–2018 (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 Lysette 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.