Given name
Lyric
“of the lyre; the words of a song”
Lyric is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “of the lyre; the words of a song.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “of the lyre; the words of a song.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyric through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,552
- 4,677 boys · 20,875 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,480 babies
- 2025
- 583
- #640 for girls · #1,391 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 20% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 451 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 640 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,223 in 2014. It also appeared in 132 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (41). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,881 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.
Lyric’s family of names
Lyric has a related form in Lyrik. Lyric has a related form in Lyrica. Lyric has a related form in Lyrick.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lyrikvariant
- Lyricavariant
- Lyrickvariant
- Lyrriclikely variant
- Lyricclikely variant
- Lyrikavariant
- Llyriclikely variant
- Lyrickavariant
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People named Lyric
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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