Kyra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning lord; lady; feminine form of Cyrus.
How Kyra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #490 |
| 2016 | #543 |
| 2017 | #593 |
| 2018 | #610 |
| 2019 | #590 |
| 2020 | #677 |
| 2021 | #665 |
| 2022 | #659 |
| 2023 | #698 |
| 2024 | #722 |
| 2025 | #830 |
Kyra by the numbers
In 2025, 88 babies in England and Wales were named Kyra. In the US, 504 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,912 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,100 American girls born that year was called Kyra.
Other names that come from Cyrus
Like Kyra, each of these traces back to Cyrus: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Kyronlordly and masterly; a variant of Cyrus25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kyrolordly and masterly; a respelling of Kyros or Cyrus97 in England and Wales (2025)
- Syrusfrom Cyrene or sun; a spelling variant of Cyrus74 in the US (2017)
- Cylord; short form of Cyril or Cyrus45 in the US (2017)
- Sirussun; a form of Cyrus20 in the US (2017)
- Kyroslordly and masterly; variant of Cyrus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kouroshsun; a form of Cyrus6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kyra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kyra
Names that are said the same way as Kyra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Kyra, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kyra
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