Names / Boy names
Lir
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#9,427
in 2023
First recorded
2017
in U.S. data
Children named
24
since 2017
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9,427 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A sea god from Irish myth. The name first appears in U.S. records in 2017. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 24 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.