Given name & surname
Lira
Lira is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 391
- 0 boys · 391 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,711 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,711 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 526 as a first name in 2020; 14,173 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lira’s family of names
In Greek usage, Lira as a surname is a transliteration of Λίρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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