Lira is a distinctive choice, ranked #1454 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lira in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1454
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About the Name Lira
Lira is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 872 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1640 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2007.
Lira is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lira in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Lira
Érik Lira — Érik Antonio Lira Méndez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul, which he captains, and the Mexico national team.
Lira (singer) — Lerato Moipone Molapo, known professionally as Lira, is a South African singer.
Wendell Lira — Wendell Silva Lira is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker and current FIFA esports player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lira
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Lira per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lira in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lira is at its highest recorded position — #1,454 in 2025, with 21 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,615.
Lira is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Lira include: Érik Lira, Lira (singer) and Wendell Lira. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lira does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Liras in the wild.
21
UK babies named Lira (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1161 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lira
Almost certainly the only Lira in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lira
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Érik Antonio Lira Méndez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul, which he captains, and the Mexico national team.
Pedro Francisco Lira Rencoret was a Chilean painter and art critic, who organized exhibitions that led to the establishment of the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.
Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso was a Chilean diplomat and politician who served as the plenipotentiary of Chile to Brazil between 1891 and 1896 and the intendant of Tacna Province between 1904 and 1912.
Thales Natanael Lira de Matos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Persija Jakarta, on loan from Arema.
Lira popular (the People's Lyre), also known as string literature, is a style of poetry that emerged in Chile during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.