Lyra

Where Lyra comes from

Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and lyre.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lyra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1893
    First appearance
    #1,437 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1990
    Lyra Ekström Lindbäck born
    Swedish writer
  3. 1990
    Lyra McKee born
    Northern Irish journalist
  4. 2025
    Peak, #435
    711 babies named Lyra — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Lyra McKee · Northern Irish journalist, 1990–2019
  • Lyra Ekström Lindbäck · Swedish writer, born 1990
  • Lyra Taylor · New Zealand lawyer and social worker, 1894–1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.