Kiro
Boy · KEE-roh · Greek
Kiro is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lordly”. In 2025 it ranked 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Kiro mean?
Greek: Macedonian short form of Kiril (Cyril)
“lordly”
Short form of Kiril, the Macedonian form of Cyril; Kiro Gligorov was the first president of independent Macedonia.
- Say it
- KEE-roh
Is Kiro a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kiro in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8 boys.
Kiro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
How popular is Kiro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Kiro, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Kiro in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
Names like Kiro
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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