🔥Lyra

lye-ra

Greek

"lyre"

Lyra Origin and Meaning

The name Lyra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "lyre".

Lyra is a name with ancient and celestial roots that's finding new popularity thanks to its starring role in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, seen in the movie The Golden Compass. Simple yet unique, Lyra hits the sweet spot between too popular and too unusual.

Lyra is a constellation name taken from the lyre of Orpheus. It contains the star Vega and thus could make a melodic choice for a parent interested in music, astronomy, or mythology. It has more depth and history than Lyric, is more unusual than Lila (which it rhymes with). It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2015.

Lyra was chosen for their daughter by Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn, as well as Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum. And then there's Lyra Belacqua, the heroine of His Dark Materials and The Golden Compass.

Lyra Rank in US Top 1000

# 481 in the US

Lyra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 77 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lyra

• 481 US 2023
• 77 Nameberry 2025
• 482 Future 2028
• 80 England 2023
• 108 Scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Lyra

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lyra.

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• Freya
• Calliope
• Aurelia
• Seraphina
• Astrid
• Astra
• Rhea
• Lilith
• Mira
• Thalia
• Celeste
• Althea
• Ophelia
• Dahlia
• Selene
• Azalea
• Artemis

Famous People Named Lyra

• Lyra Virna Indonesian actress
• Lyra Veronica Esmeralda Taylor OBE, New Zealand lawyer and social worker
• Lyrae van Clief Stefanon, American poet
• Lyra Robinson (b. 2009) daughter of Muppeteer Martin P. Robinson; twin of sister Ripley
• Lyra Cullum (b. 2011) daughter of actress Sophie Dahl and singer Jamie Cullum
• Lyra Sheen (b. 2019) daughter of actor Michael Sheen.
• Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran (b.2020) daughter of Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn.

The name Lyra in Pop Culture

• Lyra Belacqua main character in His Dark Materials trilogy
• Lyra character in anime Fullmetal Alchemist
• Lyra the Sunshard a legendary priest card in the card game Hearthstone
• Lyra a main character in video games Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Lyra Heartstrings background character in 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'
• Lyra Erso character in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
• Lyra protagonist of Sirens Lament
• Lyra hetaira and lover of the protagonist Simonides in Mary Renault's "The Praise Singer"