Given name & surname
Lyta
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Lyta is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyta is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyta is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1998.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lyta’s family of names
Lyta has a related form in Leta. In Greek usage, Lyta as a surname is a transliteration of Λύτα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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