Lyra: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced LY-ruh · 2 syllables

Lyra means “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”, from Greek and Latin.

Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek (lura, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and lyre.

How popular is Lyra?

Lyra was the #435 name in the US in 2025, given to 711 babies. It’s rising: up 159% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Lyra in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Lyra are older than 23; most are between 18 and 60. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Lyra means “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”. It comes from Greek and Latin.

Lyra is pronounced LY-ruh.

Lyra was the #435 name in the US in 2025, given to 711 babies. It’s rising: up 159% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Lyra are older than 23. Most are between 18 and 60.