Kyra

Where Kyra comes from

Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Byzantine Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus. The English name may also be a variant of Keira.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kyra
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Kyra through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,814 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2005
    Peak, #179
    1,912 babies named Kyra, the most in any year.
  3. 2010
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #347.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name of modern usage.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Kyra in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.