Given name

Lyria

“one who plays the lyre”

Lyria is a variant of Lyra. One Greek interpretation is “one who plays the lyre.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lyria is a variant of Lyra. One Greek interpretation is “one who plays the lyre.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lyria is a variant of Lyra. An origin associated with Lyra is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lyria through the years

Babies since 1880
83
0 boys · 83 girls
Most popular year
2018
12 babies
2025
8
#11,528 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
0246820002025Highest share 20185.0
Lyria in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2000–2025, 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 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,528 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 as a first name in 2020.

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

Lyria’s family of names

Lyria has a related form in Lyra.

Walk Lyria’s family in the name graph

LyriaLyra

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Sibling ideas

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

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