Lyta
Babatunde Rahim, known professionally as Lyta, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He signed a record deal with YBNL Nation in 2018 but left the label in May 2019 after having a disagreement with the label owner Olamide. He released the 5-track debut EP Id in 2019.
Meaning & Origin of Lyta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Babatunde Rahim, known professionally as Lyta, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He signed a record deal with YBNL Nation in 2018 but left the label in May 2019 after having a disagreement with the label owner Olamide. He released the 5-track debut EP Id in 2019.
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The Story of Lyta
Lyta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 6 births, good for #12,425 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Lytas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2002 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Lytas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lyta
Lyta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Lyta's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #12,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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