How Many People Are Named Lyssa?
An estimated 1,406 people in the United States have the first name Lyssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Lyssa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyssa 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 Lyssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,406
About 1 in 243,780 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1992
80 births
Total Registered
1,492
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyssa
Lyssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,492 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lyssa as a female name
Ranked #12,893 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (80 births)
Lyssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyssa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 415 babies were registered. Lyssa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lyssa by Decade
How has Lyssa 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.
Lyssa by State
Birth registrations for Lyssa span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Michigan. On average, about 23 Lyssas were registered per state.
Lyssa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyssa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyssa
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Lyssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyssa?
We estimate approximately 1,406 people named Lyssa 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 243,780 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyssa a common name?
Lyssa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,492 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyssa most popular?
Lyssa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyssa is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyssa a female name?
Lyssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyssa Smith, Lyssa Johnson, Lyssa 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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