girl (SSA Category)Latin Origin English OriginUS Rank #435 in 2025

Lyra

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Lyre or harp”

Linguistic heritage: Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:LEYE-ruh

IPA (US English):/ˈlaɪ.rə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity2025711 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#435711 births in 2025

Total US Registrations8,095Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1930 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (711 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1930

Recent 2025 Level711 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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