Fun Facts About the Name Kyra
- More than 38 thousand babies named Kyra: U.S. records list 38,299 babies given the name Kyra from 1880 through 2025. Even 23 boys received the name Kyra - about 1 boy for every 1,664 girls.
What Does the Name Kyra Mean?
Kyra is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning 'lady' or 'mistress.' It comes from the Greek word κυρά (kyra), a title of respect for a woman, which is related to κύριος (kyrios), meaning 'lord' or 'master.' A related Greek name, Kyriaki, means 'of the Lord' or 'Sunday,' from kyriakos, 'belonging to the Lord.' The English name Kyra is sometimes treated as a variant of Kira, but Kira has its own separate history and is not simply another form of the Greek word kyra.
Kyra Name History & Origins
Kyra comes from the Greek title κυρά, used in the Byzantine and modern Greek world as a polite term for a woman. In Greek Orthodox tradition, the related name Kyriaki is associated with Saint Kyriaki, a martyr venerated on July 7. As a given name, Kyra has been used in Greece and in Greek-speaking communities. In English, Kyra is used as a given name and as a spelling of Kira; the two names overlap in sound but not always in origin. The name is not an invented modern creation; its root is the Greek word for a woman of authority or respect.
How Popular is the Name Kyra?
Kyra recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2005. Its best rank was #179 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #830 | 329 | 0.0205% |
| 2024 | #722 | 389 | 0.0241% |
| 2023 | #698 | 413 | 0.0258% |
| 2022 | #659 | 449 | 0.0274% |
| 2021 | #665 | 447 | 0.0273% |
| 2020 | #679 | 417 | 0.0258% |
| 2019 | #590 | 516 | 0.0308% |
| 2018 | #610 | 497 | 0.0292% |
| 2017 | #594 | 506 | 0.0293% |
| 2016 | #538 | 578 | 0.0326% |
| 2015 | #490 | 654 | 0.0366% |
| 2014 | #485 | 649 | 0.0363% |
| 2013 | #399 | 768 | 0.0438% |
| 2012 | #406 | 770 | 0.0437% |
| 2011 | #388 | 817 | 0.0465% |
| 2010 | #347 | 929 | 0.0523% |
| 2009 | #272 | 1,201 | 0.0654% |
| 2008 | #238 | 1,443 | 0.0763% |
| 2007 | #189 | 1,759 | 0.0915% |
| 2006 | #195 | 1,799 | 0.0946% |
| 2005 | #179 | 1,912 | 0.1035% |
| 2004 | #220 | 1,543 | 0.0840% |
| 2003 | #223 | 1,459 | 0.0799% |
| 2002 | #226 | 1,388 | 0.0772% |
| 2001 | #207 | 1,535 | 0.0853% |
| 2000 | #202 | 1,596 | 0.0879% |
| 1999 | #211 | 1,470 | 0.0829% |
| 1998 | #199 | 1,565 | 0.0886% |
| 1997 | #203 | 1,445 | 0.0830% |
| 1996 | #264 | 1,083 | 0.0618% |
| 1995 | #393 | 675 | 0.0384% |
| 1994 | #405 | 618 | 0.0346% |
| 1993 | #392 | 647 | 0.0358% |
| 1992 | #439 | 574 | 0.0311% |
| 1991 | #510 | 458 | 0.0244% |
| 1990 | #570 | 407 | 0.0214% |
| 1989 | #588 | 373 | 0.0202% |
| 1988 | #559 | 382 | 0.0215% |
| 1987 | #745 | 243 | 0.0140% |
| 1986 | #812 | 207 | 0.0121% |
| 1985 | #916 | 173 | 0.0101% |
| 1984 | #820 | 192 | 0.0114% |
| 1983 | #764 | 210 | 0.0126% |
| 1982 | #792 | 204 | 0.0120% |
| 1981 | #977 | 150 | 0.0090% |
| 1980 | #1,147 | 119 | 0.0072% |
| 1979 | #1,043 | 134 | 0.0083% |
| 1978 | #998 | 137 | 0.0089% |
| 1977 | #1,144 | 111 | 0.0072% |
| 1976 | #894 | 148 | 0.0101% |
| 1975 | #1,041 | 115 | 0.0079% |
| 1974 | #1,086 | 108 | 0.0074% |
| 1973 | #1,002 | 118 | 0.0081% |
| 1972 | #1,007 | 117 | 0.0077% |
| 1971 | #1,050 | 115 | 0.0069% |
| 1970 | #945 | 135 | 0.0077% |
| 1969 | #918 | 134 | 0.0079% |
| 1968 | #1,104 | 94 | 0.0057% |
| 1967 | #1,096 | 91 | 0.0055% |
| 1966 | #1,467 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1965 | #1,469 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1964 | #1,452 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1963 | #1,380 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1962 | #1,601 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1961 | #1,542 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 1960 | #1,548 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1959 | #1,628 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1958 | #2,139 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #1,761 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1956 | #1,707 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1955 | #1,827 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1954 | #2,555 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1953 | #3,371 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,121 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,750 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #4,147 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #2,677 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #4,407 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #2,399 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1946 | #3,829 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #4,289 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #4,300 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,781 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #4,989 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,781 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,364 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #3,289 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,054 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #5,181 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #10,897 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,222 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Kyra Shapes Your Personality and Life?
EXTREMES in fortune, health and spirituality. You are very versatile, idealistic and intuitive. You either enjoy great success or suffer abject misery. The solution is service to others. Use your leadership abilities for humanity and not for self-glorification. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
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