Recorded 2018–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 12 births

Lyte — boys' name

12 babies named Lyte in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s7
2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lyte was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lyte in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyte

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Lyte between 2018 and 2021, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyte performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lyte shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyte 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 12 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.

Lyte at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

12

Since 2018

4 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2018

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lyte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2018

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212018 5

Lyte by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
7 births that decade — 58% of Lyte's all-time total
2010s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyte?
12 babies have been named Lyte since 2018. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
When was Lyte most popular?
Lyte was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Lyte been used?
Lyte has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 4 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lyte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lytle, Lyth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2018–2021 (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.