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Kyra

The name Kyra carries the meaning "lady, mistress". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

GreekGreek "kyria"
EtymologyMeaning "lady, mistress"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
5
1920s
0
1930s
17
1940s
92
1950s
251
1960s
714
1970s
1,239
1980s
2,254
1990s
8,951
2000s
15,640
2010s
5,652
Peaked in the 2000s · 34,815 total U.S. births since 1900