Is Lysa a boy or girl name?

Lysa is a girl’s name. Of the 761 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lysa

Recorded 1951–2022 · United States

Lysa was most popular in 1968, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,262 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 761 people named Lysa.

Lysa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lysa’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lysa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lysa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 761 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org