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Kyra

Girl

Meaning of Kyra: Greek: 'lord or throne'

Kyra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 806th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#806

329 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#411

104 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,308

First recorded 1919 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 150 babies1982: 204 babies1983: 210 babies1984: 192 babies1985: 173 babies1986: 207 babies1987: 243 babies1988: 382 babies1989: 373 babies1990: 407 babies19901991: 458 babies1992: 579 babies1993: 647 babies1994: 618 babies1995: 675 babies1996: 1,088 babies1997: 1,445 babies1998: 1,565 babies1999: 1,470 babies2000: 1,603 babies20002001: 1,535 babies2002: 1,388 babies2003: 1,459 babies2004: 1,543 babies2005: 1,918 babies2006: 1,799 babies2007: 1,759 babies2008: 1,443 babies2009: 1,202 babies2010: 929 babies20102011: 817 babies2012: 770 babies2013: 769 babies2014: 649 babies2015: 654 babies2016: 578 babies2017: 506 babies2018: 497 babies2019: 517 babies2020: 418 babies20202021: 447 babies2022: 451 babies2023: 414 babies2024: 391 babies2025: 329 babies
US babies named Kyra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,918.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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