Lira is a distinctive choice, ranked #1743 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lira in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1743
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lira
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Lira per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lira in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lira is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 872 places over the last five years to #1743 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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...; 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..
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.
17
UK babies named Lira (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 872 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
Likely around 1 other Lira in the class
UK Popularity (2007–2024)
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.
Lerato Moipone Molapo, known professionally as Lira, is a South African singer. Her name translates to "love" in Sesotho and she speaks four languages.
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. He is best known for his eclectic portraits of women.
Lira Baysetova is the former editor of the weekly Respublika newspaper of Kazakhstan. In late May 2002, she found that her 25-year-old daughter Leyla Baysetova had mysteriously disappeared.
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. Poets would write and print their works on loose sheets, which were then circulated in urban areas.