Ly
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1984
24 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
399
since 1973
Born a Ly? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Ly was most popular in 1984, when 24 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.01 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Ly in 2025. Not recorded since 2008.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 12579 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 5 | 12055 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 16099 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 12187 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 13154 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 14411 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | 13724 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | 10567 | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | 5 | 13386 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | 7604 | 5 | 8800 |
| 1993 | 11 | 7498 | 8 | 6228 |
| 1992 | 12 | 7067 | 5 | 8435 |
| 1991 | 12 | 6976 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | 7303 | 10 | 4993 |
| 1989 | 13 | 6160 | 5 | 7905 |
| 1988 | 12 | 6277 | 7 | 5751 |
| 1987 | 11 | 6335 | 8 | 4968 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 12 | 3653 |
| 1985 | 16 | 4635 | 6 | 5785 |
| 1984 | 24 | 3423 | 8 | 4552 |
| 1983 | 15 | 4686 | 13 | 3230 |
| 1982 | 22 | 3647 | 8 | 4593 |
| 1981 | 17 | 4344 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | 4327 | 7 | 4940 |
| 1979 | 7 | 8061 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 7 | 4554 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | 6611 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 6484 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 8423 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 70% · boys 30% across all years