Lyric
Lyric is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lyric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyric is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lyric
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lyric as a girl name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 1,223 newborns named Lyric — #271 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Lyric on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lyric ranks #652 for girls with 453 births, falling sharply (-40%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lyric first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1928, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 275 births, good for #799 nationwide. About 50% of every Lyric on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lyric ranks #1,430 for boys with 130 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lyric
Lyric is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Lyric's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #271. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyric'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.