Female name
Lyra
6,467 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 2.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and lyre.From Wiktionary, entry “Lyra”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 643 births. 6,467 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 70th among girls' names in 2025. It really came into use around 2005. It is still given: 3,080 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 711 births. 8,095 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1980. It is still given: 3,272 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2025: 20 births. 145 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. It really came into use around 2025. It is still given: 87 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 605 | 1900–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
3 + 7 + 9 + 1 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 1 = 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
3 + 9 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.