Girl · Greek
Kyra
Say it: KEER-uh
Meaning
Usually linked to Greek kyra (kyria) 'lady, mistress'; it is also sometimes treated as a feminine of Cyrus.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in the US from the later 20th century.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 36,254 babies given this name since 1919
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 966 girls
- 414 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kira, Kyrah
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Famous bearers
- Kyra Sedgwick, American actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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