How Many People Are Named Lyric?
people named Lyric are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,491 people in the US has this name
Based on 25,552 babies named Lyric in Social Security records from 1928 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,480 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικος (lyrikos).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lyric, 81.7% were girls and 18.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lyric fell from 100% in the 1980s to 77.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lyric alive today is about 13 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lyric first appears in the records in 1928 and was given most often in 2014, to 1,480 babies. In 2025, 583 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1928 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lyric has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #271, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #640. Among boys, its best rank was #800, in 2013.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #640 | #1,391 |
| Best rank | #271 (2014) | #800 (2013) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #302 in the 2010s | #891 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lyric alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lyric were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,387 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lyric was given 2.4 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.4 times in Louisiana and 2.2 times in Oklahoma.
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