Kira
Girl · KEER-a · Greek
Kira is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 474th for girls in the UK (93 babies) and 385th for girls in the US (801 babies).
What does Kira mean?
Greek: 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.
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- KEER-a
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Is Kira a girl's or a boy's name?
Kira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 93 girls in the UK and 801 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #474among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 93about 1 in 3,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 93 girls in the UK were named Kira, making it the 474th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 466th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 363 girls.
2025 had more girls named Kira than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Kira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 429 girls in the UK were given Kira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #148, up from #474 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 451st in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Kira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #474 |
| 2024 | 77 | #554 |
| 2023 | 86 | #504 |
| 2022 | 80 | #534 |
| 2021 | 91 | #507 |
| 2020 | 96 | #466 |
| 2019 | 74 | #597 |
| 2018 | 94 | #508 |
| 2017 | 111 | #442 |
| 2016 | 115 | #431 |
| 2015 | 86 | #546 |
| 2014 | 112 | #431 |
| 2013 | 98 | #471 |
| 2012 | 97 | #494 |
| 2011 | 110 | #444 |
| 2010 | 148 | #343 |
| 2009 | 133 | #366 |
| 2008 | 165 | #317 |
| 2007 | 179 | #292 |
| 2006 | 210 | #251 |
| 2005 | 244 | #219 |
| 2004 | 281 | #194 |
| 2003 | 345 | #162 |
| 2002 | 333 | #151 |
| 2001 | 352 | #149 |
| 2000 | 363 | #143 |
| 1999 | 349 | #148 |
| 1998 | 317 | #164 |
| 1997 | 320 | #160 |
| 1996 | 188 | #237 |
How popular is Kira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #385among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 801about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 801 girls in the US were named Kira, making it the 385th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 385th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 1,391 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938.
Half of all the girls named Kira in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,096 girls in the US were given Kira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171, up from #385 for this spelling alone.
Kira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 801 | #385 |
| 2024 | 689 | #455 |
| 2023 | 721 | #429 |
| 2022 | 801 | #390 |
| 2021 | 814 | #384 |
| 2020 | 808 | #385 |
| 2019 | 818 | #383 |
| 2018 | 829 | #379 |
| 2017 | 821 | #378 |
| 2016 | 881 | #369 |
| 2015 | 910 | #361 |
| 2014 | 950 | #349 |
| 2013 | 902 | #355 |
| 2012 | 886 | #358 |
| 2011 | 946 | #333 |
| 2010 | 1,036 | #309 |
| 2009 | 1,117 | #295 |
| 2008 | 1,370 | #251 |
| 2007 | 1,266 | #269 |
| 2006 | 1,362 | #249 |
| 2005 | 1,391 | #241 |
| 2004 | 1,184 | #275 |
| 2003 | 1,084 | #287 |
| 2002 | 1,126 | #277 |
| 2001 | 1,093 | #286 |
| 2000 | 1,092 | #292 |
| 1999 | 1,106 | #284 |
| 1998 | 1,136 | #274 |
| 1997 | 892 | #324 |
| 1996 | 725 | #371 |
| 1995 | 682 | #388 |
| 1994 | 676 | #379 |
| 1993 | 656 | #388 |
| 1992 | 586 | #429 |
| 1991 | 531 | #460 |
| 1990 | 449 | #526 |
| 1989 | 476 | #494 |
| 1988 | 559 | #417 |
| 1987 | 530 | #421 |
| 1986 | 492 | #436 |
| 1985 | 591 | #385 |
| 1984 | 766 | #309 |
| 1983 | 555 | #395 |
| 1982 | 891 | #273 |
| 1981 | 393 | #507 |
| 1980 | 209 | #784 |
| 1979 | 152 | #957 |
| 1978 | 134 | #1,014 |
| 1977 | 144 | #959 |
| 1976 | 146 | #903 |
| 1975 | 258 | #612 |
| 1974 | 193 | #738 |
| 1973 | 123 | #963 |
| 1972 | 104 | #1,090 |
| 1971 | 130 | #976 |
| 1970 | 121 | #1,020 |
| 1969 | 119 | #990 |
| 1968 | 89 | #1,133 |
| 1967 | 81 | #1,182 |
| 1966 | 85 | #1,153 |
| 1965 | 58 | #1,448 |
| 1964 | 63 | #1,419 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,737 |
| 1962 | 33 | #2,030 |
| 1961 | 28 | #2,249 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,245 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,435 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
Names like Kira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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