Lyric Cox
There are approximately 21 people named Lyric Cox living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lyric with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cox. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
21
1 in 16,321,635
Named Lyric
25K
Alive today
Named Cox
287K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 25K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 14
Top Census group: Black or African American (48.3%)
Estimated bearers: 287K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #82
Per 100K: 83.60
Top ancestry: White (79.4%)
First name trend
Lyric: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lyric. The peak year was 2014 with 1,480 births. The average person named Lyric today is 14 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lyric
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lyric, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 48.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lyric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lyric at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American48.3% · 8,153
- White29.0% · 4,903
- Two or more races10.8% · 1,831
- Hispanic or Latino9.9% · 1,674
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 175
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 151
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cox surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cox, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cox described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cox at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.4% · 198,513
- Black or African American11.8% · 29,385
- Two or more races4.1% · 10,327
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,455
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,630
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,562
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lyric has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0072% of the US population, based on 24,690 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lyric right now.
The surname Cox appears at a rate of 83.60 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0836%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 21 people with the full name Lyric Cox. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Cox
FAQ
Lyric Cox: questions and answers
How many people are named Lyric Cox?
We estimate approximately 21 people in the United States share the full name Lyric Cox. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0072%) with the surname frequency (83.60 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lyric Cox?
We classify Lyric Cox as "Very Rare". About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lyric a male or female name?
Lyric is predominantly unisex. Out of 24,962 total SSA registrations, 18.2% were male and 81.8% were female. See the full Lyric profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Lyric Cox?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.