Baby names
How popular is the name Lyra?
In 2025, 711 baby girls in the U.S. were named Lyra, the 435th most popular name for girls. 2025 is its peak year so far. 8,095 girls have been named Lyra since 1880.
Rank in 2025
#435
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
711
girls named Lyra
Peak year
2025
711 girls
Girls named Lyra each year since 1880
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The numbers for Lyra (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 711 |
| 2024 | 642 |
| 2023 | 639 |
| 2022 | 637 |
| 2021 | 643 |
| 2020 | 543 |
| 2019 | 431 |
| 2018 | 429 |
| 2017 | 396 |
| 2016 | 298 |
| 2015 | 276 |
| 2014 | 249 |
| 2013 | 250 |
| 2012 | 247 |
| 2011 | 243 |
| 2010 | 219 |
| 2009 | 234 |
| 2008 | 200 |
| 2007 | 67 |
| 2006 | 62 |
| 2005 | 50 |
| 2004 | 45 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1982 | 14 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1980 | 20 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1965 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1964 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1963 | 9 |
| 1962 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1961 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1957 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1955 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1954 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1953 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1951 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1943 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1942 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1941 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1940 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1939 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1938 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1937 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1936 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1935 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1934 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1933 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1932 | 6 |
| 1931 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1929 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1927 | 6 |
| 1926 | 6 |
| 1925 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | 9 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.