Girl & boy name
Lyric
As of 2025, Lyric ranks #640 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 451 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #408 five years ago, #640 now. SSA records for Lyric go back to 1945; the peak came in 2014 at #271, with 1,223 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in District of Columbia, where it ranks #119 among girl names.
Rankings
Lyric popularity, 1880–2025
Where Lyric is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lyric in the most recent year of SSA data.
Lyric as a boy name
Lyric holds the #1388 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 132 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #959 in 2020 to #1388 today. Its strongest year on record was 2013 (#799 nationally, 275 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1928. The name's biggest fan base is in Missouri (#869 there in 2025).