Kyri
Boy · KY-ree · Greek
Kyri is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “O Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Kyri mean?
Greek: spelling of Kyrie; from the Greek liturgical prayer Kyrie eleison
“O Lord”
From Kyrie eleison, Lord have mercy, a prayer in Christian liturgy; basketball player Kyrie Irving is a well-known bearer.
- Say it
- KY-ree
Meaning borrowed from Kyrie.
Is Kyri a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyri is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Kyri 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 6 boys.
Kyri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
How popular is Kyri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Kyri, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 6 girls were also named Kyri in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kyri than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Kyri in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,052 boys in the US were given Kyri or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #197, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
In 2007, 73% of the babies named Kyri in the US were girls. By 2021 it was 39%, with more boys than girls since 2018.
Kyri in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Kyri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Brody Kian Rowan Lochlan Aiden Finley Callan Ruairi Caelan
Other spellings of Kyri
Kyrie Kyree Khyree Khyrie Kairi Kairee Kyre Khyri Kyriee Khiree Cyrie
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