Kyra
Kyra is a feminine given name that may derive from the Greek word kurá or from Cyra, the feminine form of Cyrus.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kyra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyra is a feminine given name that may derive from the Greek word kurá or from Cyra, the feminine form of Cyrus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kyra
American parents first put Kyra on the record books as a baby girl name in 1919, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 1,912 Kyras were born — ranking #179 that year. About 40% of every Kyra on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kyra ranks #720 for baby girls with 394 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 39K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kyra
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kyra. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kyra
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About the name Kyra
Kyra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Kyra's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #179. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyra'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.