Lira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,711

among girls · ↑1,358 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Lira · +45% vs 2024

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

42 babies

All-time total

391

#13,706 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Lira popularity over time

391 babies have been named Lira since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,155
1980s	8	1	+60%	#7,814
1990s	10	1	+25%	#14,260
2000s	43	4	+330%	#11,151
2010s	163	16	+279%	#4,307
2020s (to 2025)	162	27	+66%	#3,651

Where Lira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	28	0.02	outside top 500
2027	28	0.02	outside top 500
2028	28	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	27	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Lira

Lira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,711 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 391 American babies have been named Lira. Its peak came in 2021, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lira?

The median living Lira is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Lira are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,711
2024	20	#6,069
2023	22	#5,665
2022	29	#4,739
2021	42	#3,651
2020	20	#5,993
2019	33	#4,307
2018	28	#4,840
2017	15	#7,678
2016	30	#4,691
2015	11	#9,887
2014	13	#8,766
2013	9	#11,566
2012	5	#18,445
2011	10	#10,860
2010	9	#11,839
2009	10	#11,151
2008	7	#14,740
2007	8	#13,403
2006	7	#14,487
2005	6	#15,632
2004	–	–
2003	–	–
2002	–	–
2001	5	#16,854
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	5	#14,260
1985	–	–
1980	8	#7,814
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
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1930	–	–
1925	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lira?

The median living Lira is about 7 years old. Half of all living Liras are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Lira are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Lira are alive in the United States, based on 391 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lira mean?

Lira is a common surname in the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian languages.

How popular is the name Lira in 2025?

Lira ranked #4,711 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lira?

391 babies have been named Lira in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lira most popular?

Lira peaked in 2021, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Lira a boy or girl name?

Lira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lira rising or falling?

Lira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lira become more popular?

Lira is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Lira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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