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Lyra
Pronounced /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/
Rank in 2024
#482
Born in 2024
638
Peak year
2021 · #489
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 638 girls were named Lyra, about 1 in every 2,529.
- It peaked in 2021 with 643 babies, ranked #489.
- It first shows up in the records in 1893.
- 7,378 girls have been named Lyra since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lyra per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 60 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 25 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 56 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 150 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 142 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,507 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 5,428 babies, 0.27 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and lyre.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lyra, CC BY-SA 4.0.