Kirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-a
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Kirah is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Kirah 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 Kirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kirah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kirah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Kirah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Kirah, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 57 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Kirah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,096 girls in the US were given Kirah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171, up from #6,837 for this spelling alone.
Kirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,071 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4,195 |
| 2008 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3,853 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Kirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Aaliyah, Ayah, Farah, Summer, Hafsa, Hiba, Sumayyah, Hibah, Nusaybah, Aaminah
Other spellings of Kirah
Kira, Keira, Kyra, Kiera, Ciara, Kyrah, Kirra, Keyra, Khyra, Keirah
Names related to 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, “Kirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kirah, updated 20 October 2026.