Given name

Lyrah

Lyrah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Lyrah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lyrah through the years

Babies since 1880
202
0 boys · 202 girls
Most popular year
2025
17 babies
2025
17
#6,721 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+15%
Rising
0510152025Highest share 202511
Lyrah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,721 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Lyrah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Layra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Musfirah

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Leiana

33RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Israa

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Jadora

14Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Omara

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Norrah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lyrah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Lyrah

A sister for Lyrah