Lyriq
The Cadillac Lyriq is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac division of General Motors. As Cadillac's first fully electric vehicle, and the first GM production vehicle using the BEV3 platform, the Lyriq introduces a new version of GM's Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system.
Meaning & Origin of Lyriq
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Cadillac Lyriq is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac division of General Motors. As Cadillac's first fully electric vehicle, and the first GM production vehicle using the BEV3 platform, the Lyriq introduces a new version of GM's Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lyriq
As a girl name
Lyriq first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 69 births, good for #2,597 nationwide. About 52% of every Lyriq on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lyriq ranks #3,781 for girls with 40 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 900 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lyriq on the record books as a boy name in 2007, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 11 Lyriqs were born — ranking #7,093 that year. About 53% of every Lyriq on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Lyriq last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 147 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lyriq
Lyriq is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 900 births in the dataset. Lyriq's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #2,597. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyriq'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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