Khira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-a
- Origin
- Greek
Khira is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lady”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khira mean?
Greek: spelling of Kira; Russian feminine of Kir, from Greek; also a spelling of Keira
“lady”
In Russia a feminine form of Kir (Cyrus), linked to Greek kyrios, lord; in English often a spelling of Keira.
Meaning borrowed from Kira. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khira a girl's or a boy's name?
Khira is a girls' name.
How popular is Khira in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 girls.
Khira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Khira in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Khira in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Khira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hiba, Hafsa, Khadija, Zainab, Huda, Rahma, Aaliyah, Faiza, Ayah, Summer, Salma
Names related to Khira
Kiara, Keira, Kira, Kaira, Kiera, Khaira, Khiara, Khyra, Kirra, Kiora, Kirah
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khira, updated 20 October 2026.