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

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Peak · boys
#145
1918 · 993 births
Debut · boys
1880
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
59,190
since 1880

Lyle over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lyle has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #145, 1918boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#1,046211
2024—#1,019219
2023#11,1698#1,105192
2022#9,68010#1,052209
2021#11,1468#1,006217
2020—#1,010207
2019#12,4487#927235
2018#15,6825#946220
2017—#993205
2016#14,3316#980208
2015—#1,077183
2014#10,12910#1,110172
2013#10,23510#1,100168
2012—#1,299133
2011—#1,257137
2010—#1,565101
2009—#1,76286
2008—#1,86178
2007—#1,72886
2006—#1,467104
2005#16,4625#1,63583
2004—#1,62979
2003—#1,233117
2002—#1,268107
2001—#1,307100
2000—#1,271102
1999#11,3857#1,30393
1998—#1,24697
1997—#1,045122
1996—#1,037118
1995—#926143
1994—#886149
1993—#834159
1992—#752189
1991—#765179
1990—#633257
1989—#627252
1988—#591248
1987—#567253
1986—#512297
1985—#564246
1984—#542255
1983—#530247
1982#9,2376#574224
1981—#533246
1980—#524268
1979#10,2105#544246
1978#8,5626#539235
1977—#485279
1976—#540221
1975—#508247
1974—#484271
1973—#460287
1972#7,2926#448313
1971#8,3245#406395
1970#5,4139#376465
1969#6,6176#376435
1968—#373434
1967—#389377
1966—#358435
1965—#359454
1964#5,4747#345515
1963—#329575
1962#4,26310#306644
1961#4,5469#302659
1960#5,1687#290731
1959#5,5666#286761
1958#4,1939#276770
1957#4,5368#261838
1956#3,04815#258794
1955#4,3768#246821
1954#3,49011#237889
1953#2,59517#226891
1952#2,58117#222897
1951#2,69415#232815
1950#2,65215#223828
1949#4,2357#219835
1948#2,82813#216864
1947#4,0078#212904
1946#3,03411#200859
1945#3,3888#194766
1944#2,62512#189813
1943#2,25116#185884
1942#3,1949#176890
1941#2,53212#168939
1940#2,73710#173864
1939#2,9229#175834
1938#3,8476#183790
1937#2,44812#167875
1936#2,15314#159910
1935#2,9269#155934
1934#2,08715#154939
1933#2,8689#158916
1932#2,03716#155969
1931#1,68621#157944
1930#1,87519#160947
1929#2,30114#1521,007
1928#2,19416#155999
1927#2,16917#1511,054
1926#1,83022#1521,051
1925#1,84722#1541,012
1924#1,81123#1591,000
1923#1,94420#1531,011
1922#2,29116#1461,055
1921#1,43732#1501,007
1920#1,51129#151967
1919#1,64924#153877
1918#2,10217#145993
1917#1,43127#153855
1916#2,02816#152806
1915#1,88317#159719
1914#1,17527#178495
1913#1,46516#196342
1912#1,42115#180325
1911#1,37212#223128
1910#1,7738#216117
1909—#26272
1908#1,6767#24575
1907#1,5128#23376
1906#1,9515#19593
1905#1,23810#24961
1904—#21574
1903—#22366
1902#1,4387#27248
1901#1,6795#22360
1900#1,7236#29749
1899—#25742
1898#1,1719#23356
1897#1,03710#28839
1896#1,04710#31535
1895—#27940
1894#1,1368#24948
1893#1,1757#32329
1892#1,4505#34829
1891—#29731
1890#1,3385#37622
1889—#43418
1888#1,0367#39822
1887—#40917
1886—#54012
1885—#52113
1884—#54712
1883—#7207
1882—#54012
1881—#7816
1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

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 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedAKMaine: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,212 boysMEVermont: #68 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 302 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedNHWashington: #79 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 325 boysWAIdaho: #46 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 155 boysIDMontana: #48 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 200 boysMTNorth Dakota: #38 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 138 boysNDMinnesota: #52 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 190 boysMNIllinois: #104 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 682 boysILWisconsin: #63 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 252 boysWIMichigan: #83 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 450 boysMINew York: #254 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,439 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedRIOregon: #87 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 363 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #25 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 115 boysSDIowa: #41 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 180 boysIAIndiana: #174 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,436 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,880 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,232 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #235 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,936 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 437 boysUTColorado: #96 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 424 boysCONebraska: #49 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 201 boysNEMissouri: #185 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,404 boysMOKentucky: #294 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,555 boysKYWest Virginia: #171 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,170 boysWVVirginia: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,215 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedNMKansas: #81 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 352 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #271 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,060 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedHITexas: #879 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,992 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lyle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#25 · 1 in 115
  2. North Dakota#38 · 1 in 138
  3. Iowa#41 · 1 in 180
  4. Idaho#46 · 1 in 155
  5. Montana#48 · 1 in 200

Best ever in a state: #20 in South Dakota, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#25511 in 115
North Dakota#38461 in 138
Iowa#411111 in 180
Idaho#46231 in 155
Montana#48191 in 200
Nebraska#49581 in 201
Minnesota#521131 in 190
Wisconsin#63941 in 252
Vermont#6881 in 302
Washington#79291 in 325
Kansas#81431 in 352
Michigan#83911 in 450
Oregon#87161 in 363
Colorado#96191 in 424
Illinois#104851 in 682
Utah#107111 in 437
West Virginia#171151 in 1,170
Indiana#174181 in 1,436
Maine#18251 in 1,212
Missouri#185211 in 1,404
Ohio#194281 in 1,880
Pennsylvania#233271 in 3,232
California#235191 in 1,936
Virginia#252101 in 2,215
New York#254281 in 3,439
Oklahoma#271111 in 2,060
Kentucky#294101 in 2,555
Texas#87951 in 10,992
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1918 at #145 (993 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 47 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 120 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1995
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,021
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.2% of all boys named Lyle (10,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s126#398 (1888)#564
1890s371#233 (1898)#297
1900s674#195 (1906)#241
1910s5,657#145 (1918)#176
1920s10,163#146 (1922)#152
1930s9,058#154 (1934)#162
1940s8,618#168 (1941)#193
1950s8,304#222 (1952)#247
1960s5,259#290 (1960)#343
1970s2,959#376 (1970)#479
1980s2,536#512 (1986)#556
1990s1,506#633 (1990)#943
2000s942#1,233 (2003)#1,516
2010s1,762#927 (2019)#1,125
2020s1,255#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 1926

girls
#1,830
22 births · 1 in 53,882 girls
boys
#152
1,051 births · 1 in 1,057 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #1,830Lyle22

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #152Lyle1,051
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 53,882 of them was named Lyle, which outranked 67.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lyle
  1. #1,772Vicki23
  2. #1,772Will23
  3. #1,772Yaeko23
  4. #1,830Lyle22
  5. #1,830Alejandra22
  6. #1,830Alison22
  7. #1,830Almira22
  8. #1,883Alla21
  9. #1,883Alvin21
  10. #1,883Arlee21

Tied with 52 names at #1,830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,057 of them was named Lyle, which outranked 96.9% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lyle
  1. #149Horace1,107
  2. #150Oliver1,065
  3. #151Steve1,052
  4. #152Lyle1,051
  5. #153Julius1,032
  6. #154Phillip1,020
  7. #155Ben1,013
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1926 →