Boys' name · since 1999

Lyth

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 6 babies named Lyth, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#38,175 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1999
1990s
peak decade

Lyth sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 6 recorded since 1999.

Lyth has 6 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 1999.

  • #38,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 6 born since 1999
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyth ranks #38,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1999, peaking in the 1990s.

#38,175 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1999
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Lyth's 6 recorded births place it above 14.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lyth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 1999 6

Lyth by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Lyth's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lyth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyth?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 6 babies named Lyth. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #38,175 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 6 births.
Where does Lyth sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyth ranks #38,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lyth most popular?
Lyth was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Lyth been used?
Records for Lyth go back to 1999, giving 1 year of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Lyth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lytle, Lyte. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lyth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–1999 (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 Lyth 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.