Kyre
Kyre is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the county of Worcestershire, England, and shares its parish council with neighbouring Stoke Bliss and Bockleton.
Meaning & Origin of Kyre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyre is a small village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the county of Worcestershire, England, and shares its parish council with neighbouring Stoke Bliss and Bockleton.
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The Story of Kyre
As a girl name
Kyre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 7 Kyres were born — ranking #10,271 that year. As of 2026, Kyre ranks #14,553 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Kyres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kyre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 30 Kyres were born — ranking #2,711 that year. As of 2026, Kyre ranks #6,407 for boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 663 Kyres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kyre
Kyre is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 663 births in the dataset. Kyre's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,711. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyre'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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