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Kyra

Girl's name · #830 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Kyra reached #179 in 2005 and has eased to #830 since. About 38,000 girls have carried it since 1919.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#246 in N. Ireland (2025) · #257 in New Zealand (2025) · #283 in Ireland (2025) · #330 in Netherlands (2025) · #342 in Scotland (2025) · #455 in England & Wales (2025) · #558 in Switzerland (2025) · #926 in France (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #444 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kyras

• Kyra Sedgwick — American actress (born 1965)
• Kyra Dutt — Indian actress
• Kyra Lamberink — Dutch cyclist
• Kyra Zagorsky — American actress
• Kyra Cooney-Cross — Australian soccer player

In stories & tradition

• Kyra — virtual influencer
• Kyra Stamata — I Am Not Me or The Logic (book)
• Kyra Katina — Thanassakis o politevomenos (book)

What Kyras become

Among 162 notable people named Kyra:

Sports figures appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kyra Lamberink, Dutch cyclist.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kira (#385), Kyra would rank around #276 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Kira and Kyra.

Similar names: Cyra · Melina · Kyla · Sierra · Madalyn · Lara

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