Lyrik
A modern name derived from the word "lyric", suggesting poetic or musical qualities.
Name Census estimates that about 2,081 living Americans carry the first name Lyrik. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 60.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Lyrik today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lyrik births was 2013 (164 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lyrik. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Lyrik sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
- • Lyrik is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.1K
~ 1 in 164,707 Americans
Peak year
2013
164 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,931
Tracked since 1995
Census
Lyrik in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,329 people with the first name Lyrik, which placed it at #10,146 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,146
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,329 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
35.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lyrik
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lyrik is White at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (34.2%) and Two or More Races (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lyrik described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lyrik at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White35.9% · 477
- Black or African American34.2% · 455
- Two or more races13.9% · 185
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 175
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Lyrik
Lyrik is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,100 total registrations, 841 (40.0%) were male and 1,259 (60.0%) were female.
Lyrik as a male name
- Ranked #3,931 in 2024
- 28 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2015 (58 births)
Lyrik as a female name
- Ranked #4,421 in 2024
- 32 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (107 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lyrik on both sides of the split. Of the 1,325 people counted with this name, 545 were male (41.1%) and 780 were female (58.9%).
Popularity
Lyrik: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lyrik from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,214 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lyrik remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lyrik by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lyrik during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lyriks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Lyrik, while Utah, Tennessee, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lyrik
The name Lyrik is a relatively modern coinage, believed to have originated in the early 20th century. It is thought to be derived from the English word "lyric," which itself comes from the Greek word "lyrikos," meaning "singing to the lyre." The lyre was a stringed musical instrument played in ancient Greece, associated with poetry, music, and song.
Lyrik is likely a creative variation of the name Lyric, intended to evoke a sense of artistic expression and creativity. While the name Lyric has been recorded as a given name since the late 19th century, the earliest recorded instances of the spelling Lyrik date back to the 1970s and 1980s.
The name Lyrik does not appear to have any direct historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, its connection to the concept of lyrical poetry and music ties it to the rich traditions of artistic expression throughout human history.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Lyrik is Lyrik Courtney, an American singer-songwriter born in the late 1970s. She is known for her work in the indie rock and alternative rock genres.
Another notable person with the name Lyrik is Lyrik Rafael, an American actress and model born in the 1980s. She has appeared in various television shows and films, including roles in "The Mentalist" and "Desperate Housewives."
In the world of sports, Lyrik Rashad is an American professional basketball player who was born in the late 1990s. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the NBA.
Lyrik Hoffman is an American artist and painter born in the 1980s, known for her abstract and expressionist works.
Lastly, Lyrik Johnson is an American singer and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of the musical group The Lyricals. She was born in the early 1990s.
These individuals represent a diverse range of fields, from music and art to sports and entertainment, reflecting the creative and expressive nature associated with the name Lyrik.
People
Lyrik + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyrik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lyrik: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyrik?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,081 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lyrik going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 164,707 US residents.
Is Lyrik a common name?
We classify Lyrik as "Rare". It ranks above 93.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,100 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lyrik most popular?
The single biggest year for Lyrik was 2013, when 164 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lyrik is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lyrik in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,329 people with the name Lyrik, or 0.44 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,146 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lyrik in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lyrik?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lyrik on both sides of the split. Of the 1,325 people counted with this name, 545 were male (41.1%) and 780 were female (58.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lyrik?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lyrik is White at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (34.2%) and Two or More Races (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lyrik most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lyrik in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.9% (477 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lyrik in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lyrik a female name?
Yes, 60.0% of people registered as Lyrik in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lyrik still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lyrik in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lyrik can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Lyrik?
Find out how many people share the name Lyrik on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.