Recorded 2017–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 24 births

Lir — boys' name

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.

2010s52020s19
2020s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Lir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lir

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Lir between 2017 and 2023, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lir performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lir at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

24

Since 2017

7 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2017

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lir popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 2023202220202017 5

Lir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
19 births that decade — 79% of Lir's all-time total
2010s52020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lir?
24 babies have been named Lir since 2017. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
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. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.