# Kyra (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kyra/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “lady” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkiːɹə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kira |
| US babies named this | 38,308 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 23 / 38,285 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,432, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Medieval Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus. The English name may also be a variant of Keira.

## What it means

Kyra is grouped under queen.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 817 | 388 |
| 2012 | 770 | 406 |
| 2013 | 769 | 399 |
| 2014 | 649 | 485 |
| 2015 | 654 | 490 |
| 2016 | 578 | 538 |
| 2017 | 506 | 594 |
| 2018 | 497 | 610 |
| 2019 | 517 | 590 |
| 2020 | 418 | 678 |
| 2021 | 447 | 665 |
| 2022 | 451 | 657 |
| 2023 | 414 | 698 |
| 2024 | 391 | 722 |
| 2025 | 329 | 830 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | 9,222 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,885 |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,738 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,898 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 172 | 285 |
| 2012 | 146 | 332 |
| 2013 | 140 | 329 |
| 2014 | 120 | 373 |
| 2015 | 147 | 318 |
| 2016 | 127 | 366 |
| 2017 | 99 | 442 |
| 2018 | 98 | 442 |
| 2019 | 106 | 401 |
| 2020 | 83 | 486 |
| 2021 | 110 | 404 |
| 2022 | 99 | 427 |
| 2023 | 106 | 389 |
| 2024 | 104 | 411 |
| 2025 | 88 | 455 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.