Lyra
Lyra is ranked 482nd among girls in 2024 (638 births). Its best rank was 482nd, in 2023–2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #482same as 2023
- Births in 2024
- 6380.04% of girls
- Peak year
- 2021643 births
- Best rank
- #482first in 2023
- Since 1893
- 7,378people given the name
The story in the numbers
7,378 girls have been named Lyra in the United States since 1893, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 643 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2020s alone account for 42%. It has spent 10 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Lyra | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | |
| 1910s | 31 | |
| 1920s | 43 | |
| 1930s | 11 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 19 | |
| 1960s | 39 | |
| 1970s | 108 | |
| 1980s | 114 | |
| 1990s | 87 | |
| 2000s | 759 | |
| 2010s | 3,038 | |
| 2020s | 3,099 |
In 2021, its biggest year
Lyra was the 489th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2021 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Ava. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Lyra
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Persephonepeak 2022
- Alaiyahpeak 2021
- Ailapeak 2021
- Maelynnpeak 2024
- Joviepeak 2023
- Izzypeak 2022
- Liyanapeak 2024
- Zyrapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.