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The name Lyra is currently ranked #435 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #435 in 2025. The name is most popular in LYRA, LYRA, and LYRA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,045 | 249 | 139.4 |
| 2015 | #977 | 276 | 154.6 |
| 2016 | #922 | 298 | 168.2 |
| 2017 | #724 | 396 | 229.4 |
| 2018 | #682 | 429 | 252.2 |
| 2019 | #673 | 431 | 256.8 |
| 2020 | #549 | 543 | 335.9 |
| 2021 | #489 | 643 | 391.9 |
| 2022 | #496 | 637 | 388.4 |
| 2023 | #482 | 638 | 397.6 |
| 2024 | #482 | 638 | 393.8 |
| 2025 | #435 | 711 | 442.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Lyras
- 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.
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"
