Is Kyra a boy or girl name?

Kyra is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Kyra?

The average Kyra alive today is an estimated 24 years old. People named Kyra were most often born around 2005.

When was the name Kyra most popular?

Kyra peaked in 2005 with 1,918 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Kyra have?

In one report's words: sleek, mid-aughts, pointed. Kyra ranks #1297 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Kyra — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived as a feminine form of the Greek name Kyros, meaning ruler, or as a variant of the Russian Kira. The name lingered near the bottom of American birth rolls for decades after first appearing in 1919. It gained real traction in the late twentieth century as short, vowel-ending names with sharp consonants moved into favor.

Also answers toKy, Kiki

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1919–2025

SSA Data

1919 peak: 1,918 souls, A.D. 2005 2025

2025: 329 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

24 yrs

Most Kyras were born around 2005 — remembers Vine, barely.

Peak Reign

2005

№179 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 60%

then Gen Alpha 18% · Millennial 17%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈38K ever born · now falling

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Kyra grew up with

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Fortnite dances·Minecraft YouTubers·the family iPad

Generation Distribution — Living Kyras

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Gen X 5%Millennial 17%Gen Z 60%Gen Alpha 18%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Kyra peaked in 2005.

Estimated average age: 24.

What people think

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First Impressions

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The name carries the unmistakable rhythm of the mid-2000s, slotted comfortably alongside varsity jackets and MP3 players. With sixty percent of living bearers belonging to Gen Z, a Kyra is overwhelmingly likely to be in her twenties today. It projects athletic directness without fuss. The main hurdle remains the opening vowel, which prompts a split-second pause over whether it rhymes with Tyra or Keira.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name peaked in 2005 with around two thousand births before starting a gradual, uninterrupted descent.

Field Note 02

With an estimated average age of twenty-four, the name belongs almost entirely to people who have no memory of the twentieth century.

Field Note 03

Despite appearing in the ledger as early as 1919, over three-quarters of all American Kyras were born after 1995.

Notable Kyras

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Kyra Sedgwickactress, b. 1965

Kyra Phillipsbroadcast journalist, b. 1968

Adjacent Names

Kira · Kaia · Sierra · Maya · Talia · Keira

Ephemera — If Kyra were a…

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City

Tempe

Color

Cobalt

Job

Physical therapist

Item

Matte metal water bottle

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