Boys' name · since 2017

Lir

24 babies named Lir in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,567 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

Lir is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 24 have been recorded since 2017.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lir has been recorded 24 times among boys since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2023.

  • #27,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 24 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lir ranks #27,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,567 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lir's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lir's full recorded timeline at 2022, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 2017202020222023 8

Lir by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 79% of the file).

2020s was Lir's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Lir births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lir? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 24 babies named Lir. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,567 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 8 births.
Where does Lir sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lir ranks #27,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lir most popular? ▼
Lir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Lir been used? ▼
Lir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 7 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lir? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liron, Liridon, Liran, Lirim, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Lir

Nearby Names Like Lir

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lir

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89 births
Liridon Boy
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Liran Boy
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Lirim Boy
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Lirian Boy
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Harrey
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.