Kyrie
Kyrie is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Kyrie Irving, American basketball player Kyrie Kristmanson, Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician Kyrie O'Connor, American writer and newspaper editor Kyrie Wilson, American gridiron football player
Meaning & Origin of Kyrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyrie is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Kyrie Irving, American basketball player Kyrie Kristmanson, Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician Kyrie O'Connor, American writer and newspaper editor Kyrie Wilson, American gridiron football player
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The Story of Kyrie
As a girl name
Kyrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 198 Kyries were born — ranking #1,232 that year. As of 2026, Kyrie ranks #2,512 for girls with 71 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 4K Kyries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kyrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 1,779 Kyries were born — ranking #215 that year. As of 2026, Kyrie ranks #244 for boys with 1,459 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 20K Kyries 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 Kyrie
Kyrie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Kyrie's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #215. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyrie'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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