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Kyra

Girl

Origin of the name

Kyra is a form of Keira, an English form of the Irish Ciara, “dark.”

Short-lived name

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In 2005, Kyra reached its peak: 1,912 girls, 1 baby in 2,011. The decline was steep: births are now 79% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 827. 41% of all babies named Kyra since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
38,285births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 179rank at its peak, in 2005

Where babies named Kyra are born

2005

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The darker the blue, the more common Kyra is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kyra is most common in Hawaii (2.2 times), Nevada (1.8) and Idaho (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Kira · Ciara · Alondra · Makenna · Mariana · Jazmine

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