Girls' name · since 2004
Lyrical
Lyrical has 246 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,092 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
246 babies have been named Lyrical since 2004, making it today's #16092 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lyrical recorded 246 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #16092 nationally today, ahead of 7% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #17,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,092 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 246 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyrical ranks #17,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,092 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 246 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,092 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyrical's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Lyrical compares
246 41st percentile among 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
Lyrical's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyrical | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyrical's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyrical's full recorded timeline at 2017, 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 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyrical popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lyrical by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Lyrical's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lyrical births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (63% of all-time use).
Lyrical by state
Where Lyrical concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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What to do with Lyrical's data
- Lyrical's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Lyricals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lyrical: 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 (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Lyrical 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.