girl · greek and latin
Lyra
say it ly-ruh
What Lyra means
- Greek and Latin lyre; the constellation Lyra Greek myth: the lyre of Orpheus, set among the stars
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 78 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 131 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 186 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 335 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 374 in Australia (2024)
- no. 485 in the US (2024)
- no. 577 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 673 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Names with a similar meaning
Stella Esther Estelle Ester Tara Dara Vega Soraya Estella Novah Estrella Tala
Lyra in stories
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Lyra, the Johto protagonist
- His Dark Materials: Lyra Belacqua, the girl with a truth-telling alethiometer
- His Dark Materials: Lyra Belacqua (Silvertongue), the defiant girl of Jordan College