Unisex name · since 2002
Lyriq
862 babies named Lyriq in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lyriq is the #3631 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 862 recorded since 2002.
Lyriq has 862 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3631 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,631 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 862 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyriq ranks #8,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,631 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 862 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyriq's 862 recorded births place it above 88.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lyriq compares
862 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Lyriq's all-time total is 129% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyriq | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyriq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyriq splits its recorded history at 2014: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyriq popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lyriq popularity over time - boys
159 total births recorded since 2007 (Lyriq as boys' name)
Lyriq by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (469 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Lyriq's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lyriq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
469 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 469 births (54% of all-time use).
How Lyriq 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 Lyriq's total volume
Lyriq by state
Where Lyriq concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
55 of 862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Lyriq's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (469 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lyriqs (55 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 Lyriq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Lyriq 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.