Boys' name · since 1884

Lytle

215 babies named Lytle in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,508 of 45,481
all-time among boys
215
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade

Lytle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 215 recorded since 1884.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lytle has been recorded 215 times among boys since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1957.

  • #12,508 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 215 born since 1884
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lytle ranks #12,508 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.

#12,508 of 45,481
all-time among boys
215
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lytle's 215 recorded births place it above 72.47% 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.

Lytle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lytle splits its recorded history at 1928: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lytle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1957

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
46810121416 18841918192219271933194019541957 5

Lytle by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (83 births, 39% of the file).

1920s was Lytle's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Lytle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 83 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lytle? ▼
Lytle has been given to 215 babies in the U.S. since 1884, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,508 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 14 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Lytle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lytle ranks #12,508 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 Lytle most popular? ▼
Lytle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Lytle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lytle since 1884 -- 74 years through the most recent 1957 data.
What names are similar to Lytle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyte, Lyth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Lytle's data

  • Lytle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lytle

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lytle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lytle: 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, 1884–1957 (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 Lytle 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.