Girl’s name · American English

Lyrica

How to say it: LIR-ih-kuh · /ˈlɪrɪkə/

Modern American invention from English 'lyric' (Greek 'lyre') - musical name coined in late 1990s US.

Lyrica was the 3,446th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 29 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 55% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #7,894 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,446for girls in 2025
1 in 114,322US babies
29born in 2025
#7,894projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lyrica
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,446
Babies born in 202529
Share of births1 in 114,322
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+55%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#7,894

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Lyrica is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 34 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Lyrica also love

Nicknames

  • Lyri
  • Rica

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lyrica is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Greek.

Famous people named Lyrica

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