Lyric is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Lyric is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #640 among girls (451) and #1,391 among boys (132) — overall #1,039 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 583 | 583 | #640 | #1,391 |
| 2024 | 646 | 646 | #595 | #1,367 |
| 2023 | 738 | 738 | #538 | #1,182 |
| 2022 | 886 | 886 | #470 | #1,059 |
| 2021 | 960 | 960 | #413 | #1,069 |
| 2020 | 995 | 995 | #408 | #960 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #365 | #1,049 |
| 2018 | 1,243 | 1,243 | #321 | #931 |
| 2017 | 1,294 | 1,294 | #306 | #941 |
| 2016 | 1,354 | 1,354 | #276 | #960 |
| 2015 | 1,368 | 1,368 | #287 | #890 |
| 2014 | 1,480 | 1,480 | #271 | #861 |
| 2013 | 1,443 | 1,443 | #276 | #800 |
| 2012 | 1,349 | 1,349 | #294 | #824 |
| 2011 | 1,221 | 1,221 | #324 | #862 |
| 2010 | 1,071 | 1,071 | #397 | #809 |
| 2009 | 1,017 | 1,017 | #407 | #886 |
| 2008 | 955 | 955 | #429 | #941 |
| 2007 | 763 | 763 | #550 | #954 |
| 2006 | 600 | 600 | #646 | #1,129 |
| 2005 | 468 | 468 | #687 | #1,976 |
| 2004 | 423 | 423 | #718 | #2,228 |
| 2003 | 428 | 428 | #679 | #2,603 |
| 2002 | 374 | 374 | #741 | #2,279 |
| 2001 | 303 | 303 | #828 | #3,681 |
| 2000 | 314 | 314 | #800 | #3,045 |
| 1999 | 359 | 359 | #682 | #3,156 |
| 1998 | 391 | 391 | #640 | #2,686 |
| 1997 | 399 | — | #602 | #3,315 |
| 1996 | 444 | — | #549 | #3,629 |
| 1995 | 356 | — | #633 | #4,994 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #2,781 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,833 | — |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,968 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,456 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,979 | — |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,186 | — |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #3,762 | — |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #4,991 | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,873 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,749 | — |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,877 | — |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #5,752 | — |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,068 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,770 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,695 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,216 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,969 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,505 |