Lyssa Girl
How popular is Lyssa?
Peaked in 1992
No babies were recorded with the name Lyssa in 2025. It was most used in 1992, when 80 girls got the name.
1,444living people named Lyssa (est.)
34median age of people named Lyssa
1,492babies named Lyssa since 1880
Lyssa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1992 (80 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,690 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Lyssa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lisa family of names ranked #638 for girls in 2025 (#639 the year before), with 429 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lyssa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | #4,762 |
| 1950s | 51 | #4,276 |
| 1960s | 89 | #3,687 |
| 1970s | 113 | #3,871 |
| 1980s | 361 | #1,690 |
| 1990s | 415 | #1,794 |
| 2000s | 267 | #3,522 |
| 2010s | 162 | #4,150 |
| 2020s | 23 | #8,948 |
Questions
- Is Lyssa a boy or girl name?
- Lyssa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lyssa were girls.
- How popular is the name Lyssa?
- No babies were recorded with the name Lyssa in 2025. It was most used in 1992, when 80 girls got the name.
- When was Lyssa most popular?
- Lyssa peaked in 1992, when 80 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,690 in 1985.
- How many people are named Lyssa?
- 1,492 babies have been named Lyssa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,444 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.