Given name

Lyrica

“of the lyre; the words of a song”

Lyrica is a variant of Lyric. One French interpretation is “of the lyre; the words of a song.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lyrica is a variant of Lyric. One French interpretation is “of the lyre; the words of a song.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lyrica is a variant of Lyric. An origin associated with Lyric is French.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lyrica through the years

Babies since 1880
944
0 boys · 944 girls
Most popular year
2018
102 babies
2025
29
#4,716 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−41%
Cooling
0204060198020002025Highest share 201818
Lyrica in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, 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 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,716 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 553 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.

Lyrica’s family of names

Lyrica has a related form in Lyric.

Walk Lyrica’s family in the name graph

LyricaLyrikaLyricahLyric

Inner ring: spellings · outer: 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.

Spellings & scripts 2

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

People named Lyrica

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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

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Lilyjane

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Zahlia

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Sibling ideas

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

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