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Lyra

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Of the Iyre or song
Of the lyre or song; Iyrical
French

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Music or Musician
  • Nature
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lyra

Pronunciation

l(y)-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #435, 711 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025711
2024638
2023638
2022637
2021643
2020543
2019431
2018429
2017396
2016298

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #70, 643 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025643
2024573
2023593
2022641
2021630
2020559
2019342
2018362
2017293
2016248

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #713, 64 births); most recent 2023 (rank #766, 53 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202353
202258
202164
202045
201928
201828
201720
201616
201520
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #217, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202520
202419
202313
202216
202119
202014
20194
20184
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #106, 42 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202542
202440
202320
202225
202131
202021
201917
201816
201726
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #302, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20243
20235
20224
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #160, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #187, 16 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202316
202220
202110
20209
201911
201810
20177
20167
2015–
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence