How Many People Are Named Lira?
An estimated 358 people in the United States have the first name Lira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Lira peaked in popularity in 2021 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
358
About 1 in 957,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2021
42 births
Total Registered
362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lira
Lira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 362 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lira as a female name
Ranked #6,052 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (42 births)
Lira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 163 babies were registered. Lira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lira by Decade
How has Lira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lira by State
Lira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lira
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lira?
We estimate approximately 358 people named Lira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 957,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Lira a common name?
Lira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lira most popular?
Lira reached peak popularity in 2021, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lira is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lira a female name?
Lira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lira Smith, Lira Johnson, Lira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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