Blake vs Lyra
Blake and Lyracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Blake was ranked #432 and Lyra #83 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Blake was ranked #184 and Lyra #108 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Blake was ranked #718 and Lyra #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Blake was ranked #288 and Lyra #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Blake and Lyra over time
Blake and Lyra appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Lyra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Blake in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Blake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lyra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Blake #382 in 2022, Lyra #78 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1999–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lyra in 16.
Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Lyra #78 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #432, Lyra #83.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2012–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lyra in 7.
Highest recorded here: Blake #316 in 2023, Lyra #213 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #718, Lyra #213.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Blake | Lyra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake and Lyra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Blake
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lyra
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls