Lyric
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- LIR-ik
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #640 for girls
Lyric is a name of English origin, meaning “words of a song”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 640th for girls in the US (451 babies).
What does Lyric mean?
English: English word, from Greek lyrikos 'of the lyre'
“words of a song”
A word name; lyric comes via Latin from Greek lyrikos, 'sung to the lyre'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lyric a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Lyric has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 451 girls and 132 boys in the US.
How popular is Lyric in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Lyric, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 girls. 4 boys were also named Lyric in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Lyric than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Lyric in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 64% of the babies named Lyric in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Lyric in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Lyric in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 640th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 451 about 1 in 3,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 451 girls in the US were named Lyric, making it the 640th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 408th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,223 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945. 132 boys were also named Lyric in 2025 (1,388th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lyric than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Lyric in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 97% of the babies named Lyric in the US in 1995, and 77% in 2025.
Lyric in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 451 | #640 |
| 2024 | 508 | #593 |
| 2023 | 564 | #537 |
| 2022 | 678 | #469 |
| 2021 | 760 | #413 |
| 2020 | 768 | #408 |
| 2019 | 869 | #364 |
| 2018 | 1,017 | #321 |
| 2017 | 1,072 | #306 |
| 2016 | 1,139 | #276 |
| 2015 | 1,120 | #286 |
| 2014 | 1,223 | #271 |
| 2013 | 1,168 | #275 |
| 2012 | 1,083 | #294 |
| 2011 | 975 | #324 |
| 2010 | 806 | #397 |
| 2009 | 779 | #407 |
| 2008 | 739 | #429 |
| 2007 | 556 | #550 |
| 2006 | 447 | #643 |
| 2005 | 404 | #686 |
| 2004 | 371 | #716 |
| 2003 | 389 | #677 |
| 2002 | 328 | #740 |
| 2001 | 280 | #827 |
| 2000 | 285 | #800 |
| 1999 | 333 | #681 |
| 1998 | 360 | #640 |
| 1997 | 377 | #600 |
| 1996 | 425 | #549 |
| 1995 | 344 | #633 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
Names like Lyric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper, Willow, Lily, Lyra, Ivy, Lyla, Autumn, Scarlett, Myla, Luna, Zara, Isla
Names related to Lyric
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lyric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyric, updated 20 October 2026.