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Kyra

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
sun
Latin
Light; feminine form of Cyrus and variant of Cyra

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kyra

Pronunciation

k(y)-ra

Famous People

Actress Kyra Sedgwick

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #8205, 7 births); most recent 2005 (rank #10143, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #179, 1,912 births); most recent 2025 (rank #827, 329 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–329
2024–389
2023–413
2022–449
2021–447
2020–417
2019–516
2018–497
2017–506
2016–578

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #215, 238 births); most recent 2025 (rank #455, 88 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202588
2024104
2023106
202299
2021110
202083
2019106
201898
201799
2016127

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #736, 60 births); most recent 2023 (rank #849, 46 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202346
202260
202156
202035
201951
201826
201730
201629
201529
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #190, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202515
202414
202324
202223
202122
202021
201918
201820
201715
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #222, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
20248
20236
2022–
20217
20203
20196
20184
20175
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #166, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20248
20234
20225
20213
20206
20193
20187
20174
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #76, 39 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
20225
202116
202010
20197
201814
201712
20167
20157
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence