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Lyra

Lyra holds the #435 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 711 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #549 in 2020 to #435 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Lyra, which stretches back to 1893. The name's biggest fan base is in Vermont (#75 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#435
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#435
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
711
girls named Lyra

Lyra popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.024%0.036%0.048%18801900192019401960198020002020#435 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Lyra is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025ME—Vermont: #75 (5 girls, 0.51% of girls born 2025)VT#75New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025NH—Washington: #220 (33 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)WA#220Idaho: #402 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)ID#402Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025ND—Minnesota: #304 (18 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MN#304Wisconsin: #391 (13 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WI#391Michigan: #484 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#484New York: #452 (38 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#452Massachusetts: #190 (29 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MA#190Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025RI—Oregon: #207 (17 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)OR#207Nevada: #235 (11 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)NV#235Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025SD—Iowa: #390 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IA#390Illinois: #494 (20 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#494Indiana: #418 (16 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IN#418Ohio: #390 (29 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OH#390Pennsylvania: #386 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#386New Jersey: #774 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#774Connecticut: #298 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CT#298California: #370 (89 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#370Utah: #440 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#440Colorado: #254 (25 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)CO#254Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025NE—Missouri: #299 (20 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MO#299Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025WV—Virginia: #484 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#484Maryland: #511 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MD#511Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025DE—Arizona: #446 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#446New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025NM—Kansas: #286 (11 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)KS#286Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #296 (26 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)TN#296North Carolina: #489 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#489South Carolina: #347 (14 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)SC#347District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #437 (9 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OK#437Louisiana: #534 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)LA#534Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025AL—Georgia: #529 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#529Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lyra in 2025HI—Texas: #878 (33 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#878Florida: #651 (26 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#651
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#75), Oregon (#207), Massachusetts (#190)

Uniqueness score

38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lyra in the most recent year of SSA data.

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