Is Lyra a boy or girl name?
Lyra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 638 girls and 0 boys were named Lyra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,378 US babies named Lyra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #482
- Babies named Lyra since 1893
- 7,378
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 643 babies
Boys and girls named Lyra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 759 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,038 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,099 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 638 | #482 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 638 | #482 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 637 | #496 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 643 | #489 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 543 | #549 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 431 | #673 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 429 | #682 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 396 | #724 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 298 | #922 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 276 | #977 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,045 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,002 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,028 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,027 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,124 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,097 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,257 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,835 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,152 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,370 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,888 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,455 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,277 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,844 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,092 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,721 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,686 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,598 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,470 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,312 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,587 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,902 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,455 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,464 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,744 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,178 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,310 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,839 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,738 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,095 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,095 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,936 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,068 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,394 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,068 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,027 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,960 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,195 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,817 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,812 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,119 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,986 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,412 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,362 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,748 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,011 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,646 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,117 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,755 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,768 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,783 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,768 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,208 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,974 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,462 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,609 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,628 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,742 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,074 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,359 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,571 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,453 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,618 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,560 |
Highest rank
Lyra has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #482 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.