Lyrah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in England and Wales.
Lyrah by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Lyrah. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Lyrah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyrah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lylahnight; a form of Leila or Lilith85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lorahlaurel; a form of Laura or Laurie5 in the US (2017)
- Larahlaurel tree; honor and victory; a form of Laura4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lyah21 in the US (2017)
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lyrah
Names that are said the same way as Lyrah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Liralyre; a stringed musical instrument21 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lyrah
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