Kyree
Kyree is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kyree King, American sprinter Kyree Walker, American basketball player
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Kyree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyree is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kyree King, American sprinter Kyree Walker, American basketball player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Kyree
As a girl name
American parents first put Kyree on the record books as a girl name in 1989, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 55 Kyrees were born — ranking #3,040 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Kyrees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,610 among girl names with 17 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 941 Kyrees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kyree as a boy name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 469 newborns named Kyree — #577 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Kyrees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #834 among boy names with 296 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 8K Kyrees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kyree
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Names that sound like Kyree
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About the name Kyree
Kyree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Kyree's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #577. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyree'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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