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Lyric

Lyric: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“song words”
Origin
English
Say it
LEER-ik · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (82% of all uses)

From the English vocabulary word lyric, ultimately from Greek lyrikos 'of the lyre'. Its use as a given name is modern.

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How popular is Lyric?

2024194 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lyric in 2024645

2024 rank#594 girls

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 188024,962

Lyric has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lyric

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Lyric questions

What does the name Lyric mean?

Lyric means "song words". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word lyric, ultimately from Greek lyrikos 'of the lyre'. Its use as a given name is modern.

Is Lyric a boy or girl name?

Lyric is mainly a girl's name in US records (82% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lyric?

645 US babies were named Lyric in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Lyric?

Lyric is usually pronounced LEER-ik.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.