Ly

Where Ly comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Ly through the years
  1. 1973
    First appearance
    #8,423 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Peak, #3,423
    24 babies named Ly, the most in any year.
  3. 1986
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2008
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
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