Lyric

LIR-ik

Greek

"of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem"

Lyric Origin and Meaning

The name Lyric is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem".

Associated with poetry, pop music, and the Greek lyre, Lyric has a light and zippy sound to it and joins the likes of Melody, Harmony, Cadence, and Aria as musical names that have become baby names. A unisex name, it is currently three times more popular for girls in the US where it sits in the Top 600. It has declined in use since its 2014 peak, but was still given to around 560 girls in a recent year.

Lyric Rank in US Top 1000

# 536 in the US

Lyric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1872 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lyric

• 536 US 2023
• 1872 Nameberry 2025
• 95 Unisex 2023
• 174 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Lyric

• Lyric Benson daughter of actor Robby Benson and Karla DeVito
• Lyric Chanel Anderson daughter of reality TV personality Tami Roman and basketball player Kenny Anderson
• Lyric Medeiros daughter of singer Glenn Medeiros
• Lyriq Najm (b. 2005) daughter of rapper T,Pain
• Lyric Kai Kirkpatrick (b. 2010) daughter of actress Kyla Pratt and Danny Kirkpatrick
• Lyric Rose Copeland (b. 2013) daughter of pro wrestlers Beth Phoenix and Adam Copeland
• Lyric Richard (b. 2013) daughter of singer LaTavia Roberson
• Lyric Dean McLean (b. 2017) daughter of singer AJ McLean
• Ashli Lyric Jones daughter of rapper D,Nice
• Scarlett Lyric Cheney (b. 2008) daughter of singer Chris Cheney

The name Lyric in Pop Culture

• Lyric Ballentine character on TV's "The Soul Man"
• "Jason's Lyric " 1994 film