Kyrie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-ree
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #455 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #244 for boys
Kyrie is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “O Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 455th for boys in the UK (98 babies) and 244th for boys in the US (1,416 babies).
What does Kyrie mean?
Greek: 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.
Is Kyrie a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyrie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 98 boys in the UK and 73 girls and 1,416 boys in the US.
How popular is Kyrie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #455among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 98about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 98 boys in the UK were named Kyrie, making it the 455th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 111 boys. 5 girls were also named Kyrie in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kyrie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 119 boys in the UK were given Kyrie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #455 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 30% of the babies named Kyrie in the UK in 2012, and 5% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 412th in England and Wales.
Kyrie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #455 |
| 2024 | 111 | #409 |
| 2023 | 94 | #462 |
| 2022 | 107 | #431 |
| 2021 | 86 | #518 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 72 | #583 |
| 2018 | 43 | #826 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Kyrie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #244among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,416about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,416 boys in the US were named Kyrie, making it the 244th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 224th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 1,780 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986. 73 girls were also named Kyrie in 2025 (2,438th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Kyrie than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Kyrie in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,052 boys in the US were given Kyrie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #197, up from #244 for this spelling alone.
In 1986, 96% of the babies named Kyrie in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 5%, with more boys than girls since 2012.
Kyrie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,416 | #244 |
| 2024 | 1,533 | #235 |
| 2023 | 1,479 | #237 |
| 2022 | 1,596 | #227 |
| 2021 | 1,722 | #224 |
| 2020 | 1,674 | #224 |
| 2019 | 1,626 | #231 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | #222 |
| 2017 | 1,780 | #215 |
| 2016 | 1,264 | #285 |
| 2015 | 1,034 | #333 |
| 2014 | 558 | #506 |
| 2013 | 431 | #589 |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 |
| 2011 | 139 | #1,244 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
Names like Kyrie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Brody Rowan Lochlan Kian Callan Cassian Dougie Finley Eden
Other spellings of Kyrie
Kyree Kairi Khyree Khyrie Kairee Kyre Khyri Kyri Kyriee Khiree Cyrie
Names related to Kyrie
More Greek names
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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, “Kyrie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyrie, updated 20 October 2026.