Given name & surname
Lyris
“one who plays the lyre”
Lyris is a variant of Lyra. One Greek interpretation is “one who plays the lyre.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyris is a variant of Lyra. One Greek interpretation is “one who plays the lyre.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyris 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 0 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 214 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.
Lyris’s family of names
Lyris has a related form in Lyra. In Greek usage, Lyris as a surname is a transliteration of Λυρής. In Greek usage, Lyris as a surname is a transliteration of Λύρης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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