Khyri
Khyri is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Khyri Thomas, American basketball player Khyri Thornton, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Khyri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khyri is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Khyri Thomas, American basketball player Khyri Thornton, American football player
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The Story of Khyri
Khyri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 32 Khyris were born — ranking #3,532 that year. As of 2026, Khyri ranks #5,506 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 475 Khyris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Khyri
Khyri is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 475 births in the dataset. Khyri's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Khyri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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