Lyra is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lyra is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #435 for girl births in the United States (and #892 across all names), given to 711 babies. Lyra first appears in 1893 and peaked in 2025 (711 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 711 | 711 | #435 |
| 2024 | 642 | 642 | #482 |
| 2023 | 639 | 639 | #482 |
| 2022 | 637 | 637 | #496 |
| 2021 | 643 | 643 | #489 |
| 2020 | 543 | 543 | #550 |
| 2019 | 431 | 431 | #673 |
| 2018 | 429 | 429 | #682 |
| 2017 | 396 | 396 | #724 |
| 2016 | 298 | 298 | #922 |
| 2015 | 276 | 276 | #978 |
| 2014 | 249 | 249 | #1,046 |
| 2013 | 250 | 250 | #1,002 |
| 2012 | 247 | 247 | #1,028 |
| 2011 | 243 | 243 | #1,027 |
| 2010 | 219 | 219 | #1,124 |
| 2009 | 234 | 234 | #1,089 |
| 2008 | 200 | 200 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 67 | 67 | #2,736 |
| 2006 | 62 | 62 | #2,836 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #3,152 |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | #3,370 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #4,889 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #4,455 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #4,277 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #5,845 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,092 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,721 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,686 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,598 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,470 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,312 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,588 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,903 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,455 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,463 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,744 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,178 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,310 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,839 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,739 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,094 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #4,096 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #3,936 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #7,068 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,704 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,394 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,067 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #5,026 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,960 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,196 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | #3,817 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,811 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,119 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,987 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,413 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,362 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,748 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #5,011 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,645 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,117 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,754 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #3,768 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,783 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,768 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,208 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,974 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,462 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,609 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,628 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,742 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #3,074 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,359 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,571 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,313 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,453 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,618 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,560 |