Girl
Kira
Rooted in Russian, Kira is a girl's name that means "Russian feminine of Cyrus, Persian throne/sun". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. In total, about 34,546 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
RussianRussian feminine of Cyrus – Persian "throne"/"sun"
SlavicAlso Slavic – "leader"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
5
1940s
5
1950s
88
1960s
626
1970s
1,507
1980s
5,477
1990s
7,439
2000s
12,090
2010s
7,309
Peaked in the 2000s · 34,546 total U.S. births since 1900