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Lyra Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lyra?

Ranking 680th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lyra is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #680 for the first time this year with 428 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Lyra was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Approximately during the years 1998-2009, and 2014-2017, the name Lyra took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1974-1977 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Lyra be?

Lyra's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Lyra lately has risen.

The name Lyra still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Lyra (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 428 680
2017 396 721
2016 297 922
2015 276 977
2014 249 1,045
2013 250 1,002
2012 247 1,025
2011 243 1,026
2010 218 1,126
2009 233 1,096
2008 200 1,256
2007 67 2,735
2006 62 2,833
2005 50 3,150
2004 45 3,367
2003 26 4,883
2002 28 4,454
2001 29 4,274
2000 19 5,842
1999 17 6,089
1998 8 10,720
1997 14 6,685
1996 14 6,597
1995 10 8,472
1994 < 5 --
1993 12 7,312
1992 5 14,587
1991 < 5 --
1990 7 10,899
1989 9 8,455
1988 10 7,461
1987 9 7,740
1986 8 8,177
1985 9 7,305
1984 8 7,837
1983 8 7,737
1982 14 5,096
1981 19 4,094
1980 20 3,936
1979 9 7,065
1978 9 6,702
1977 12 5,392
1976 12 5,069
1975 12 5,027
1974 16 3,958
1973 5 9,193
1972 16 3,817
1971 9 5,807
1970 8 6,117
1969 < 5 --
1968 7 5,987
1967 5 7,411
1966 10 4,361
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 9 4,749
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 8 5,014
1959 < 5 --
1958 5 6,645
1957 < 5 --
1956 7 5,114
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 7 4,755
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 9 3,768
1947 5 5,785
1946 6 4,767
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 6 4,210
1931 < 5 --
1930 5 4,976
1929 < 5 --
1928 14 2,461
1927 6 4,608
1926 6 4,628
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 6 4,743
1922 < 5 --
1921 11 3,074
1920 < 5 --
1919 9 3,359
1918 < 5 --
1917 8 3,571
1916 < 5 --
1915 8 3,313
1914 6 3,454
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
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1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 5 1,618
1893 5 1,560
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.