🔥Lyra

LIE-ruh

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 found new popularity thanks to its starring role in Philip Pullman's book series, His Dark Materials and its subsequent movie and TV adaptions. Simple yet starry, Lyra is familiar but not overused in the US, where it ranks in the Top 500.

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 history than the similar, more wordy Lyric, and is more unusual in the US than the similar sounding Lyla, Leah, and Laura.

Given to nearly 640 American girls in a recent year, it is worth keeping in mind that it is considerably more popular in the UK where it entered the Top 100 back 2020. Additionally, while LIE-ruh is the most familiar pronunciation, LEE-ruh and LEER-uh are also used.

Borne by Lyra Belacqua, the heroine of the aforementioned His Dark Materials, Lyra has also been chosen by celeb couples Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn, Anna Lundberg and Michael Sheen, and Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum.

Lyra Rank in US Top 1000

# 482 in the US

Lyra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 31 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lyra

• 482 US 2024
• 31 Nameberry 2025
• 482 Future 2028
• 83 England 2024
• 108 scotland 2024

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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"