Lyric

LIR-ik

Greek

"of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem"

Lyric Origin and Meaning

The name Lyric is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem".

Associated with poetry, pop music, and the Greek lyre, Lyric has a light and zippy sound to it. Currently more popular for girls in the US, it was in the Top 1000 for boys between 2007 and 2020. Currently given to around 170 boys each year, for every baby boy called Lyric, there are three girls given the name.

Lyric Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Lyric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1802 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lyric

• 959 US 2020
• 1802 Nameberry 2025
• 183 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Lyric

• Lyric Santana Smith son of singer Brent Smith of Shinedown
• Lyric Mitchell son of actor/comedian Kel Mitchell
• Lyric Lennon Parker Angel, American actor; son of singer/actor Ashley Parker Angel
• Lyric Sonny Roads Goldberg son of Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg
• Lyrik London son of actor Jeremy London