How Many People Are Named Lyanna?
An estimated 3,437 people in the United States have the first name Lyanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Lyanna peaked in popularity in 2019 with 500 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyanna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lyanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lyanna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,437
About 1 in 99,725 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2019
500 births
Total Registered
3,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyanna
Lyanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lyanna as a female name
Ranked #957 in 2024
272 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (500 births)
Lyanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyanna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,661 babies were registered. Lyanna remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lyanna by Decade
How has Lyanna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lyanna by State
Birth registrations for Lyanna span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Nevada, New Mexico. On average, about 88 Lyannas were registered per state.
Lyanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyanna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lyanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyanna?
We estimate approximately 3,437 people named Lyanna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 99,725 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyanna a common name?
Lyanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyanna most popular?
Lyanna reached peak popularity in 2019, when 500 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyanna is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyanna a female name?
Lyanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyanna Smith, Lyanna Johnson, Lyanna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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