US rank #7835 Girls' name Peak 2014 241 births

Lyrical — #7835 US girls' name

241 babies named Lyrical in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s1542020s75
#7835
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Lyrical was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lyrical in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyrical

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Lyrical between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyrical currently holds the #7835 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyrical performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lyrical shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyrical in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyrical 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 241 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.

Lyrical at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

241

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,835

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lyrical popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
24
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201220072004 5

Lyrical by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
154 births that decade — 64% of Lyrical's all-time total
2000s122010s1542020s75

Lyrical by state

Where Lyrical concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lyrical
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.1%
#2 Louisiana
5 2.1%
Georgia share of Lyrical's total US births 2.1%
Even split

5 of 241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyrical?
241 babies have been named Lyrical since 2004. It currently ranks #7835 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 24 births.
When was Lyrical most popular?
Lyrical was most popular in the 2010s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Lyrical most popular?
The top states for the name Lyrical are Georgia (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Lyrical been used?
Lyrical has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lyrical?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyric, Lyra, Lyrik, Lyrica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.