Lyrae

LEYE-ree /ˈlaɪɹiː/
girl 2 syllables fading

Lyrae is a very rare variant of Lyra that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Lyrae is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Lyrae was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 1962 (16 births).

About the name Lyrae

PronunciationLEYE-ree /ˈlaɪɹiː/
16peak births 1962
1962first in SSA data

Names similar to Lyrae

How popular is Lyrae?

Girls named Lyrae
196219651968
Girls named Lyrae per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1962–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lyrae total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19688—#5,447
19666—#6,253
196310—#4,431
196216—#3,240