Words of a song
A modern phonetic spelling of the word 'lyric', which refers to the words of a song or a type of poetry. It ultimately derives from the Greek word 'lyrikos', meaning 'singing to the lyre'.
Less common today
Lyriq isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,630 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).