Lyra

Meaning and origin of Lyra

Popularity of Lyra in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Lyra has been rising fast (+17.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lyra every 48 schools, all spellings combined.

Lyra in English-speaking countries

Lyra ranks 79^th in England and Wales, 131^st in Scotland and 162^nd in New Zealand, against 728^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  79^th girls’ name1,809 babies in 3 years1 girl in 424+9.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  131^st girls’ name102 babies in 3 years1 girl in 533+16% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  162^nd girls’ name76 babies in 3 years1 girl in 552+14.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  219^th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 863

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  239^th girls’ name52 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,247

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  436^th girls’ name83 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,861+8.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  335^th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,876

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  464^th girls’ name1,992 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,426+8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lira10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lyra

• Lilly
• Léonce
• Léone
• Laly
• Lexy
• Lexie
• Nelly
• Irys
• Nicole
• Cloé
• Tina
• Irène

See also

• →French names of Greek origin