Is Lyric a boy or girl name?
Lyric is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 507 girls and 138 boys were named Lyric, so 78.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.8% of the 24,962 US babies named Lyric were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,365
- Girl rank, 2024
- #594
- Babies named Lyric since 1928
- 24,962
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,480 babies
Boys and girls named Lyric, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1990s | 110 | 1,952 | 94.7% |
| 2000s | 1,067 | 4,578 | 81.1% |
| 2010s | 2,415 | 10,470 | 81.3% |
| 2020s | 947 | 3,274 | 77.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 138 | #1,365 | 507 | #594 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1,180 | 564 | #537 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,059 | 676 | #470 |
| 2021 | 200 | #1,069 | 759 | #413 |
| 2020 | 227 | #960 | 768 | #408 |
| 2019 | 195 | #1,052 | 869 | #363 |
| 2018 | 226 | #930 | 1,017 | #321 |
| 2017 | 222 | #940 | 1,072 | #306 |
| 2016 | 215 | #960 | 1,138 | #276 |
| 2015 | 248 | #890 | 1,120 | #287 |
| 2014 | 257 | #861 | 1,223 | #271 |
| 2013 | 275 | #800 | 1,167 | #276 |
| 2012 | 266 | #824 | 1,083 | #294 |
| 2011 | 246 | #862 | 975 | #324 |
| 2010 | 265 | #809 | 806 | #397 |
| 2009 | 238 | #886 | 779 | #407 |
| 2008 | 216 | #941 | 739 | #429 |
| 2007 | 207 | #953 | 556 | #550 |
| 2006 | 153 | #1,129 | 447 | #646 |
| 2005 | 64 | #1,976 | 404 | #687 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,228 | 371 | #718 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,603 | 389 | #679 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,279 | 328 | #741 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,681 | 280 | #828 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,045 | 285 | #800 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,156 | 333 | #682 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,686 | 360 | #640 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,315 | 377 | #602 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,629 | 425 | #549 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,994 | 344 | #633 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,781 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,833 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,967 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,456 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,978 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,186 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,762 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,990 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,873 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,748 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,877 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,752 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,069 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,771 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,695 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,215 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,970 |
| 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 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,505 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyric reached #800 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #271 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyric
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.