Kyra

What Kyra means

Means “lady”

Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Medieval Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus.

Source: Wiktionary, “Kyra” (revision 88424772), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Kyra?

US: Falling: down from #490 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #318 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2005, when 1,912 girls got the name (#179 that year). First in the US records in 1919.

How common

• About 1 in 4,885 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,878 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,789 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.07 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.76 per 1,000 girls), ID (0.7 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Kyra is #827 in the US and #455 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Kyra were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Cora2,428 US · 368 E&W
• Kira801 US · 89 E&W
• Kora603 US · 23 E&W
• Keira469 US · 109 E&W
• Kori260 US
• Kara226 US · 31 E&W
• Cara168 US · 85 E&W
• Kaira152 US · 82 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Kira

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Kyra

Girls

• Mackenzie#228“son, descendant + of Coinneach”^*
• Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
• Madison#40Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies
• Natalie#89Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 10,951 babies; 2,736 in 2025
• Bailey#208“outer castle wall”^*
• Madeline#81Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #81 vs #304 in 2025

For a brother

• Oscar#223Editor’s note Down from #181 in 2015 to #223 in 2025 in the US
• Nathaniel#140“God has given”^*
• Alejandro#195“defender of man”^*
• Samuel#18“God has set or God has placed”^*
• Cole#182“coal, coal-black”^*
• Omar#260Editor’s note Down from #217 in 2015 to #260 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Kyra’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.