Names Like Lyra — Find Similar Baby Names
Lyra is a 4-letter French girls' name meaning “Of The Iyre Or Song”. This page collects 101 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Lara and Lera, French cousins like Abelia and Abella, rhyming names ending in -yra like Cyra and Kyra, and names sharing the “iyre” concept like Lyric.
For the full Lyra profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Lyra page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Lyra
24 baby names that differ from Lyra by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lara | 1 | Protection. Popular Surname And Place Name. | Spanish | Female |
| Lera | 1 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Lala | 2 | Equivalent Of English Lara, "Famous; Cheerful." | Hawaiian | Female |
| Lama | 2 | Darkness Of Lips | Arabic | Female |
| Lana | 2 | Light | Greek | Female |
| Lar | 2 | Teaches | Anglo | Male |
| Larae | 2 | Combination Of Latonia And Ray. | African | Female |
| Laria | 2 | Serves Lawrence | Scottish | Female |
| Lark | 2 | Lark | English | Female |
| Lars | 2 | Laurel | Danish | Male |
| Laura | 2 | Laurel | Romanian | Female |
| Layla | 2 | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Female |
| Lea | 2 | Mythological Goddess Of Canoe Builders | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leda | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Helen) | Greek | Female |
| Leia | 2 | Child Of Heaven; Heavenly Flowers | Hawaiian | Female |
| Leira | 2 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Lela | 2 | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Lema | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Cultivated, Developed." | African | Male |
| Lena | 2 | Name Suffix. | English | Female |
| Leta | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Bring." | African | Female |
| Leya | 2 | Lion | Indian | Female |
| Leyla | 2 | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Leza | 2 | Central African Name Meaning "One Who Besets." | African | Female |
| Lia | 2 | Bringer Of Good News | Greek | Female |
More French Names
24 baby names that share Lyra’s French origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abelia | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include Abelle An... | Female |
| Abella | Breath | Female |
| Acel | Adherent Of A Nobleman | Male |
| Aceline | "Noble, Highborn." Variant Asceline Exists. | Female |
| Adalene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adalicia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalie | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalyn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Addie | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adela | Good Humor | Female |
| Adele | Good Humor: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelina | Of The Nobility. Noble. Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adelisa | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelise | Forerunner Of Alice Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelle | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelynn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adilene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adorlee | Adored | Female |
| Adreanna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adriane | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianne | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrien | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male |
4-Letter L-Names Like Lyra
24 names that share Lyra's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Lyra's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Lyra
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Lyra.
Names That Rhyme with Lyra
6 baby names that share Lyra's last 3 letters — -yra. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Lyra
4 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Lyra — Lyr-. Good for parents who like Lyra's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.