Lyra Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Lyra is also the name of a prominent constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, home to the bright star Vega, which is the fifth brightest star in the night sky​

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A Deep Dive

Lyra Overview

Meaning

Lyre player, harp

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek word “lyra,” meaning “lyre,” a stringed musical instrument.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪrə/

Popularity

Lyra has captivated parents globally, especially in the UK and Australia. In the USA, Lyra was ranked 481st for girls in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

4 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Mythological, Cool, Aesthetic, Short

Associated Traits

Melodious, creative, graceful, ethereal

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

The name Lyra holds a celestial significance, associated with the constellation Lyra, symbolizing harmony and inspiration.

Name Day

June 21st (Sweden)
A Deep Dive

Lyra Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Lyria, Lyric, Lara, Liora, Lyla

Common Nicknames

Liri, Ly, Lya, Rara

Diminutives

Ly, Lyr, Lyrie

Famous People

  • Lyra McKee
    (Northern Irish Journalist)
  • Lyra
    (Irish Singer)
  • Lyra Pramuk
    (American Musician)
  • Lyra Monteiro
    (American Scholar)
  • Lyra Aoko
    (Kenyan Photographer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Lyra Belacqua
    ("His Dark Materials," Film and TV Series)
  • "Lyra's Oxford"
    (Novella)
  • Lyra Erso
    ("Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," Film)
  • Lyra Heartstrings
    ("My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," TV Series)

Places

  • Lyra Township
    (Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA)
  • Lyra River Locality
    (Queensland, Australia)

What Is the Meaning of Lyra?

Lyra means “lyre player” or “harp.” This name exudes a sense of musicality and creativity, often linked with harmony and artistic talents.

What Is the Origin of The Name Lyra?

The name Lyra originates from the Greek word “lyra,” referring to the ancient stringed instrument. It also has astronomical roots, as Lyra is the name of a constellation that includes the bright star Vega.

Lyra Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Lyra in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4892021#4952022#4812023
Top 3 Rankings#4812023#4892021#4952022

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Lyra

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023481
(+14 from 2022)
636
No change from 2022
0.03636
2022495
(-6 from 2021)
636
(-6 from 2021)
0.03547
2021489
(+60 from 2020)
642
(+99 from 2020)
0.03583
2020549
(+124 from 2019)
543
(+112 from 2019)
0.03072
2019673
(+8 from 2018)
431
(+2 from 2018)
0.02349
2018681
(+43 from 2017)
429
(+33 from 2017)
0.02307
2017724
(+200 from 2016)
396
(+99 from 2016)
0.02096
2016924
(+53 from 2015)
297
(+21 from 2015)
0.01534
2015977
(+63 from 2014)
276
(+27 from 2014)
0.01415
20141040
(-39 from 2013)
249
(-1 from 2013)
0.01273
20131001
(+24 from 2012)
250
(+3 from 2012)
0.01297
20121025
No change from 2011
247
(+4 from 2011)
0.01274
20111025
(+97 from 2010)
243
(+24 from 2010)
0.01254
20101122
(-32 from 2009)
219
(-14 from 2009)
0.01117
20091090
(+167 from 2008)
233
(+33 from 2008)
0.01151
20081257
(+1453 from 2007)
200
(+133 from 2007)
0.00960
20072710
(+103 from 2006)
67
(+5 from 2006)
0.00317
20062813
(+312 from 2005)
62
(+12 from 2005)
0.00297
20053125
(+208 from 2004)
50
(+5 from 2004)
0.00246
20043333
(+1469 from 2003)
45
(+19 from 2003)
0.00223
20034802
(-421 from 2002)
26
(-2 from 2002)
0.00130
20024381
(-172 from 2001)
28
(-1 from 2001)
0.00142
20014209
(+1495 from 2000)
29
(+10 from 2000)
0.00146
20005704
(+191 from 1999)
19
(+2 from 1999)
0.00095
19995895
(+4227 from 1998)
17
(+9 from 1998)
0.00087
199810122
(-3639 from 1997)
8
(-6 from 1997)
0.00041
19976483
(-92 from 1996)
14
No change from 1996
0.00073
19966391
(+1689 from 1995)
14
(+4 from 1995)
0.00073
19958080
(-1042 from 1993)
10
(-2 from 1993)
0.00052
19940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19937038
(+6278 from 1992)
12
(+7 from 1992)
0.00061
199213316
(-3123 from 1990)
5
(-2 from 1990)
0.00025
19910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
199010193
(-2156 from 1989)
7
(-2 from 1989)
0.00034
19898037
(-928 from 1988)
9
(-1 from 1988)
0.00045
19887109
(+245 from 1987)
10
(+1 from 1987)
0.00052
19877354
(+395 from 1986)
9
(+1 from 1986)
0.00048
19867749
(-794 from 1985)
8
(-1 from 1985)
0.00043
19856955
(+441 from 1984)
9
(+1 from 1984)
0.00049
19847396
(-88 from 1983)
8
No change from 1983
0.00044
19837308
(-2362 from 1982)
8
(-6 from 1982)
0.00045
19824946
(-941 from 1981)
14
(-5 from 1981)
0.00077
19814005
(-151 from 1980)
19
(-1 from 1980)
0.00106
19803854
(+2840 from 1979)
20
(+11 from 1979)
0.00112
19796694
(-310 from 1978)
9
No change from 1978
0.00052
19786384
(-1173 from 1977)
9
(-3 from 1977)
0.00055
19775211
(-306 from 1976)
12
No change from 1976
0.00073
19764905
(-51 from 1975)
12
No change from 1975
0.00076
19754854
(-992 from 1974)
12
(-4 from 1974)
0.00077
19743862
(+4559 from 1973)
16
(+11 from 1973)
0.00102
19738421
(-4707 from 1972)
5
(-11 from 1972)
0.00032
19723714
(+1829 from 1971)
16
(+7 from 1971)
0.00099
19715543
(+274 from 1970)
9
(+1 from 1970)
0.00051
19705817
(-174 from 1968)
8
(+1 from 1968)
0.00044
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19685643
(+1159 from 1967)
7
(+2 from 1967)
0.00041
19676802
(-2605 from 1966)
5
(-5 from 1966)
0.00029
19664197
(+341 from 1963)
10
(+1 from 1963)
0.00057
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19634538
(+234 from 1960)
9
(+1 from 1960)
0.00045
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19604772
(+1334 from 1958)
8
(+3 from 1958)
0.00038
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19586106
(-1270 from 1956)
5
(-2 from 1956)
0.00024
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19564836
(-353 from 1952)
7
No change from 1952
0.00034
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19524483
(-890 from 1948)
7
(-2 from 1948)
0.00037
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19483593
(+1703 from 1947)
9
(+4 from 1947)
0.00052
19475296
(-879 from 1946)
5
(-1 from 1946)
0.00028
19464417
(-516 from 1932)
6
No change from 1932
0.00037
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19323901
(+650 from 1930)
6
(+1 from 1930)
0.00054
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19304551
(-2170 from 1928)
5
(-9 from 1928)
0.00043
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19282381
(+1905 from 1927)
14
(+8 from 1927)
0.00117
19274286
(+20 from 1926)
6
No change from 1926
0.00049
19264306
(+70 from 1923)
6
No change from 1923
0.00049
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19234376
(-1435 from 1921)
6
(-5 from 1921)
0.00048
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19212941
(+278 from 1919)
11
(+2 from 1919)
0.00086
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19193219
(+125 from 1917)
9
(+1 from 1917)
0.00077
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19173344
(-210 from 1915)
8
No change from 1915
0.00071
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19153134
(+54 from 1914)
8
(+2 from 1914)
0.00078
19143188
(-1703 from 1894)
6
(+1 from 1894)
0.00075
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18941485
(-48 from 1893)
5
No change from 1893
0.00212
18931437
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00222
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Lyra

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5672021#4822022#5192023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#7842021#9522022#7182023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4672021#4602022#5562023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4782021#7222022#5542023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2192021#2392022#4072023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4862021#3392022#4252023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#4542021#4302022#5582023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4782021#3132022#4272023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5732021#4612022#3672023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2072021#2702022#2412023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5702021#4802022#4862023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5752021#4272022#4072023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2832021#3142022#2732023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#2612021#3472022#2162023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4022021#5582022#10092023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4372021#2782022#4472023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3502021#6192022#3402023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#8842021#8862022#8012023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#7902021#5762022#5012023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#5382021#4392022#6402023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5092021#4312022#5832023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6202021#3942022#5412023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#6642021#10152022#8382023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3992021#6542022#3612023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6512021#4232022#4502023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2622021#4922022#3772023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5202021#8132022#5162023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6962021#7032022#4092023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6362021#5582022#3352023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5882020#3042022#5462023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7112021#7112022#7742023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6322020#3742021#6452023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2412018#2302020#1672023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4152020#3032021#4222023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5772020#4082021#3982023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8112019#8062020#7732023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4802019#3902022#2642023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2612011#1252020#2022022

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2392021#1792023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3092021#3592023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2422023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1342022

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#712020

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1762020

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2092020

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2422021

Popularity Rankings for Lyra in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#1502019#922020#802021

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1452021#1732022#2042023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1862021#2692022#1732023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3032021#2782022#1902023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#2422021#2662022#2962023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4462021#3542022#3022023

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#4582023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#6752019#5552021#5002022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#5862022#6422023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#9422019#6872021#8272022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Lyra a Name for Boys or Girls?

Lyra is typically a girl’s name. The name’s unique and harmonious sound is often preferred for baby girls in contemporary times.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Lyra

Lyra in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Lyra McKee (Journalist, 1990–2019): A Northern Irish journalist and author, celebrated for her investigative journalism.
  • Lyra (Singer, born 1993): An Irish singer-songwriter who has gained recognition for her unique voice and style.
  • Lyra Pramuk (Musician, born 1990): An American musician and composer who blends classical and electronic music in innovative ways.
  • Lyra Monteiro (Scholar, born 1985): An American historian and academic known for her work in public history and social justice.
  • Lyra Aoko (Photographer, born 1989): A Kenyan photographer and visual artist celebrated for her vibrant and dynamic work.
  • Lyra Belacqua ("His Dark Materials," 2007 Film and 2019 TV Series): A brave and curious girl who embarks on an epic journey across parallel universes.
  • "Lyra's Oxford" (2003 Novella): A short story that takes place after the events of "His Dark Materials," featuring Lyra.
  • Lyra Erso ("Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," 2016 Film): The mother of Jyn Erso who sacrifices herself to protect her daughter.
  • Lyra Heartstrings ("My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," 2010 TV Series): A unicorn pony known for her musical talents and quirky personality.
  • Lyra Township (Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA): A township in the state of Minnesota, notable for its rural landscapes.
  • Lyra River Locality (Queensland, Australia): A rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

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