Girls' name · since 1947
Lyssa
Lyssa has 1,492 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,492
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,492 girls have been named Lyssa since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lyssa recorded 1,492 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #5,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,492 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyssa ranks #5,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,492 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,492
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lyssa's 1,492 recorded births place it above 92.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyssa splits its recorded history at 1986: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lyssa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (415 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Lyssa's strongest decade.
415 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
361 births
- 1990s
1990s
415 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s 162
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 415 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lyssa 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 Lyssa's total volume
Lyssa by state
Where Lyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 69 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
69 of 1,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lyssa's data
- Lyssa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (415 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lyssas (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1947–2024 (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 Lyssa 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.