Recorded 1884–1957 Boys' name Peak 1919 215 births

Lytle — boys' name

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.

1880s51910s451920s831930s441940s201950s18
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lytle was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lytle in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lytle

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Lytle between 1884 and 1957, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lytle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lytle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lytle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lytle 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 215 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.

Lytle at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

215

Since 1884

74 years of records

Peak year

1919

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1884

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1957

Lytle popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Lytle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
83 births that decade — 39% of Lytle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lytle?
215 babies have been named Lytle since 1884. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1919 with 14 births.
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?
Lytle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 74 years of data through 1957.
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.

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, 1884–1957 (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.