Lysle — boys' name

What the Data Says About Lysle

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Lysle between 1901 and 1987, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lysle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lysle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lysle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lysle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lysle 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 440 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.