Lira
Lira is a common surname in the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian languages. It was also a given name during the Medieval period. Lira translates to libra in Latin, which means "balance".
Meaning & Origin of Lira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lira is a common surname in the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian languages. It was also a given name during the Medieval period. Lira translates to libra in Latin, which means "balance".
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The Story of Lira
Lira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 42 Liras were born — ranking #3,610 that year. As of 2026, Lira ranks #5,983 for baby girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 403 Liras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lira
Lira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 403 births in the dataset. Lira's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,610. Use the chart and map above to compare Lira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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