Girls' name · since 1976
Lira
391 babies named Lira in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lira currently ranks #4696 among girls' names in America, with 391 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lira has been recorded 391 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #4696 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #13,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,696 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 391 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lira ranks #13,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,696 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 391 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lira's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lira compares
391 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lira's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lira splits its recorded history at 2013: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Lira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (163 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Lira's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (42% of all-time use).
Lira by state
Where Lira concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.5% |
10 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lira's data
- Lira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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, 1976–2025 (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 Lira 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.