Khira
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Khira by the numbers
Khira was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Khira
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Khira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Keiradark-haired; a form of Ciara984 in the US (2017)
- Kiralord or ruler; a form of Kyra817 in the US (2017)
- Khairagood, excellent17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khiaraclear and bright; a form of Chiara4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
- Kahiracairo; the mighty one5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Khira
Names that are said the same way as Khira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Khira
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