Lyric

First Name
18k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010

2k Lyrik
275 Lyrick
413 Lyrica
634 Lyriq
<100 Lyrics
<100 Leric
2k Lark
<100 Draling
130 Lyrical
25k Harmony
209 Nathanal
<100 Melanoe

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Lyric Means

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective

Senses

Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
Fitted to be sung to the lyre;hence, also,appropriate for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; -- of music or poetry.
expressing deep personal emotion; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet; as, the dancer's lyrical performance."Sweet lyricsong." [Milton.]
synonyms: lyric.

Etymology: L. lyricus, Gr. �: cf. F. lyrique. See Lyre

noun Lyr"ic

Senses

A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
A composer of lyric poems.(R)
A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
pl.The words of a song.

Other Dictionary Sources

A short poem of songlike quality
Synonyms: lyric poem
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number ("his compositions always started with the lyrics")
Synonyms: language and words
Write lyrics for (a song)
Expressing deep emotion ("the dancer's lyrical performance")
Synonyms: lyrical
Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range ("a lyric soprano")
Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) ("lyric poetry")
Relating to or being musical drama ("the lyric stage")

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A male or female given name

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1928	5	0	5
1945	5	5	0
1963	5	5	0
1968	6	6	0
1970	5	5	0
1976	12	12	0
1980	12	12	0
1984	15	15	0
1985	10	10	0
1986	16	16	0
1987	16	16	0
1988	25	25	0
1989	17	17	0
1990	19	19	0
1991	14	14	0
1992	20	20	0
1993	16	16	0
1994	44	44	0
1995	356	344	12
1996	444	425	19
1997	399	377	22
1998	391	360	31
1999	359	333	26
2000	314	285	29
2001	303	280	23
2002	374	328	46
2003	428	389	39
2004	423	371	52
2005	468	404	64
2006	600	447	153
2007	762	555	207
2008	952	736	216
2009	1,017	779	238
2010	1,068	803	265
2011	1,221	975	246
2012	1,347	1,082	265
2013	1,440	1,165	275
2014	1,471	1,216	255
2015	1,356	1,110	246
2016	1,348	1,134	214
2017	1,277	1,057	220

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#57 Unique Girl Names
How Popular is the name Lyric? Lyric is the 1,759^th most popular name of all time.
How many people with the first name Lyric have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 18,380 babies born with the first name Lyric in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lyric to occupy the territory of Cook Islands (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 17,791 (as of December 1, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Lyric? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1928 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Lyric first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lyric is Thursday, March 12th, 1891.
What year had the most people named Lyric born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lyric was in 2014 with a total of 1,216 babies. That's a lot of babies named Lyric!
Random Lyric Factoid: According to the 2016 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lyric ranks 108^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in District of Columbia. Imagine that, 11 babies in District of Columbia have the same name as you in 2016.
Weird things about the name Lyric: Your name in reverse order is Ciryl. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Iyrlc. How do you pronounce that?

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Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary via the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (License)
Other Dictionary Sources: WordNet 3.1 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University (License).
Wiktionary: Titles and License.