Unisex name · since 1945
Lyric
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 20,875 babies named Lyric, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #641 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,875
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyric currently ranks #641 among unisex names in America, with 20,875 babies recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Lyric recorded 20,875 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #641 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #1,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #641 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,875 born since 1945
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyric ranks #1,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #641 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,875 born since 1945, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #641 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,875
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyric's 20,875 recorded births place it above 98.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lyric compares
20,875 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lyric's all-time total is 56x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyric | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,875 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,223 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyric's full recorded timeline at 2002, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 1,223 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyric popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,223
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Lyric popularity over time - boys
4,677 total births recorded since 1928 (Lyric as boys' name)
Lyric by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,472 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Lyric's strongest decade.
10,472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lyric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 1,952
1990s
1,952 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,578 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,472 births
- 2020s 3,729
2020s
3,729 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,472 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lyric compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lyric's total volume
Lyric by state
Where Lyric concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,004 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,386 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,317 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,192 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 994 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 854 | 4.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 848 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 749 | 3.6% |
2,004 of 20,875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Lyric appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lyric's data
- Lyric's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,472 total births) through the 2020s (3,729) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lyrics (2,004 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lyric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Lyric 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.