Recorded 1996–2016 Girls' name Peak 2008 55 births

Lyrics — girls' name

55 babies named Lyrics in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s102010s37
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lyrics was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lyrics in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyrics

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Lyrics between 1996 and 2016, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyrics currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyrics performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lyrics shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyrics 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 55 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.

Lyrics at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

55

Since 1996

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1996

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2016

Lyrics popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1996

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 20162015201420132012201020081996 8

Lyrics by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 67% of Lyrics's all-time total
1990s82000s102010s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyrics?
55 babies have been named Lyrics since 1996. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Lyrics most popular?
Lyrics was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Lyrics been used?
Lyrics has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 21 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Lyrics?
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.

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, 1996–2016 (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.