Lyle
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #1,046 for boys in 2025, 211 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 993 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 59,190since 1880
Lyle over time
Rank among boys' names. Lyle has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #1,046 | 211 |
| 2024 | — | #1,019 | 219 | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #1,105 | 192 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #1,052 | 209 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #1,006 | 217 |
| 2020 | — | #1,010 | 207 | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #927 | 235 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #946 | 220 |
| 2017 | — | #993 | 205 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #980 | 208 |
| 2015 | — | #1,077 | 183 | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #1,110 | 172 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #1,100 | 168 |
| 2012 | — | #1,299 | 133 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,257 | 137 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,565 | 101 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,762 | 86 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,861 | 78 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,728 | 86 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,467 | 104 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #1,635 | 83 |
| 2004 | — | #1,629 | 79 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,233 | 117 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,268 | 107 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,307 | 100 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,271 | 102 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #1,303 | 93 |
| 1998 | — | #1,246 | 97 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,045 | 122 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,037 | 118 | |
| 1995 | — | #926 | 143 | |
| 1994 | — | #886 | 149 | |
| 1993 | — | #834 | 159 | |
| 1992 | — | #752 | 189 | |
| 1991 | — | #765 | 179 | |
| 1990 | — | #633 | 257 | |
| 1989 | — | #627 | 252 | |
| 1988 | — | #591 | 248 | |
| 1987 | — | #567 | 253 | |
| 1986 | — | #512 | 297 | |
| 1985 | — | #564 | 246 | |
| 1984 | — | #542 | 255 | |
| 1983 | — | #530 | 247 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #574 | 224 |
| 1981 | — | #533 | 246 | |
| 1980 | — | #524 | 268 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #544 | 246 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #539 | 235 |
| 1977 | — | #485 | 279 | |
| 1976 | — | #540 | 221 | |
| 1975 | — | #508 | 247 | |
| 1974 | — | #484 | 271 | |
| 1973 | — | #460 | 287 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #448 | 313 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #406 | 395 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #376 | 465 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #376 | 435 |
| 1968 | — | #373 | 434 | |
| 1967 | — | #389 | 377 | |
| 1966 | — | #358 | 435 | |
| 1965 | — | #359 | 454 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #345 | 515 |
| 1963 | — | #329 | 575 | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #306 | 644 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #302 | 659 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #290 | 731 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #286 | 761 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #276 | 770 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #261 | 838 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #258 | 794 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #246 | 821 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #237 | 889 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #226 | 891 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #222 | 897 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #232 | 815 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #223 | 828 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #219 | 835 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #216 | 864 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #212 | 904 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #200 | 859 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #194 | 766 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #189 | 813 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #185 | 884 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #176 | 890 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #168 | 939 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #173 | 864 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #175 | 834 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #183 | 790 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #167 | 875 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #159 | 910 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #155 | 934 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #154 | 939 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #158 | 916 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #155 | 969 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #157 | 944 |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 | #160 | 947 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #152 | 1,007 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #155 | 999 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #151 | 1,054 |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | #152 | 1,051 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #154 | 1,012 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #159 | 1,000 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | #153 | 1,011 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #146 | 1,055 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #150 | 1,007 |
| 1920 | #1,511 | 29 | #151 | 967 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #153 | 877 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #145 | 993 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #153 | 855 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #152 | 806 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | #159 | 719 |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #178 | 495 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #196 | 342 |
| 1912 | #1,421 | 15 | #180 | 325 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #223 | 128 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #216 | 117 |
| 1909 | — | #262 | 72 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #245 | 75 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #233 | 76 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #195 | 93 |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | #249 | 61 |
| 1904 | — | #215 | 74 | |
| 1903 | — | #223 | 66 | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #272 | 48 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #223 | 60 |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #297 | 49 |
| 1899 | — | #257 | 42 | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #233 | 56 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #288 | 39 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #315 | 35 |
| 1895 | — | #279 | 40 | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #249 | 48 |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #323 | 29 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #348 | 29 |
| 1891 | — | #297 | 31 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #376 | 22 |
| 1889 | — | #434 | 18 | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #398 | 22 |
| 1887 | — | #409 | 17 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lyle was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Lyle is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#25 · 1 in 114
- Nebraska#43 · 1 in 186
- North Dakota#45 · 1 in 172
- Idaho#49 · 1 in 172
- Iowa#51 · 1 in 226
Best ever in a state: #20 in South Dakota, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #25 | 49 | 1 in 114 |
| Nebraska | #43 | 61 | 1 in 186 |
| North Dakota | #45 | 34 | 1 in 172 |
| Idaho | #49 | 20 | 1 in 172 |
| Iowa | #51 | 84 | 1 in 226 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 94 | 1 in 250 |
| Minnesota | #58 | 79 | 1 in 252 |
| Washington | #71 | 29 | 1 in 319 |
| Oregon | #72 | 18 | 1 in 300 |
| Montana | #78 | 13 | 1 in 293 |
| Kansas | #80 | 43 | 1 in 334 |
| Michigan | #82 | 88 | 1 in 442 |
| Vermont | #96 | 5 | 1 in 504 |
| Illinois | #111 | 80 | 1 in 674 |
| Utah | #128 | 9 | 1 in 526 |
| Colorado | #152 | 11 | 1 in 771 |
| Ohio | #166 | 34 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Indiana | #176 | 16 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Missouri | #177 | 21 | 1 in 1,293 |
| California | #185 | 30 | 1 in 1,212 |
| New York | #197 | 42 | 1 in 2,148 |
| West Virginia | #228 | 9 | 1 in 1,799 |
| Virginia | #243 | 10 | 1 in 2,109 |
| Oklahoma | #255 | 10 | 1 in 2,165 |
| Pennsylvania | #255 | 21 | 1 in 3,641 |
| Arkansas | #352 | 5 | 1 in 3,278 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lyle
- 27 spots since 2024 (#1,019 → #1,046)
- 36 spots since 2020 (#1,010 → #1,046)
- 31 spots since 2015 (#1,077 → #1,046)
- Biggest jump: 241 spots in 1882 (#781 → #540)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1883 (#540 → #720)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #145 (993 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 47 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1995
- Highest: 1 in 1,021 boys born in 1918 were named Lyle (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,095 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 17.2% of all boys named Lyle (10,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | #398 (1888) | #564 |
| 1890s | 371 | #233 (1898) | #297 |
| 1900s | 674 | #195 (1906) | #241 |
| 1910s | 5,657 | #145 (1918) | #176 |
| 1920s | 10,163 | #146 (1922) | #152 |
| 1930s | 9,058 | #154 (1934) | #162 |
| 1940s | 8,618 | #168 (1941) | #193 |
| 1950s | 8,304 | #222 (1952) | #247 |
| 1960s | 5,259 | #290 (1960) | #343 |
| 1970s | 2,959 | #376 (1970) | #479 |
| 1980s | 2,536 | #512 (1986) | #556 |
| 1990s | 1,506 | #633 (1990) | #943 |
| 2000s | 942 | #1,233 (2003) | #1,516 |
| 2010s | 1,762 | #927 (2019) | #1,125 |
| 2020s | 1,255 | #1,006 (2021) | #1,040 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lyle in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 50,701 of them was named Lyle, which outranked 66.1% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,635Willma22
- #1,635Zada22
- #1,635Zettie22
- #1,686Lyle21
- #1,686Adline21
- #1,686Adriana21
- #1,686Alison21
- #1,750Aiko20
- #1,750Anice20
- #1,750Bert20
Tied with 63 names at #1,686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,101 of them was named Lyle, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.