Recorded 2001–2010 Girls' name Peak 2004 72 births

Lysha — girls' name

72 babies named Lysha in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s672010s5
2000s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Lysha was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lysha in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Lysha between 2001 and 2010, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lysha 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 72 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.

Lysha at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

72

Since 2001

10 years of records

Peak year

2004

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2001

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2010

Lysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2001

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2004)
17
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 201020082007200620052004200320022001 5

Lysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 93% of Lysha's all-time total
2000s672010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lysha?
72 babies have been named Lysha since 2001. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2004 with 17 births.
When was Lysha most popular?
Lysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Lysha been used?
Lysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 10 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Lysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyssa, Lysette, Lysa, Lysandra, 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, 2001–2010 (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.