Khyra

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Khyra by the numbers

Khyra was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 26 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Khyra

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 Khyra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kyralord; lady; feminine form of Cyrus88 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
  • Khayragoodness or blessing3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kayra12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Keyra26 in the US (2017)
  • Khyri26 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Khyra

Names that are said the same way as Khyra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kiralord or ruler; a form of Kyra817 in the US (2017)
  • Kyrah74 in the US (2017)
  • Kirra68 in the US (2017)
  • Kirah25 in the US (2017)
  • Khira6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Khyra

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