Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kyara isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,507
- 0 boys · 3,507 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 228 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #3,012 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,012 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 228 in 1999. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,578 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kyara’s family of names
Kyara may belong to the same name family as KYARRA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kyara
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kyara, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kya
“from the narrow channel”
>99% girls
Kaidra
>99% girls
Kiera
“little dark-haired one” · “having dark features; the little dark one”
>99% girls
Qadira
“powerful; capable” · “a capable man; one who is competent”
>99% girls
Kyia
>99% girls
Ketara
>99% girls
Keira
“little dark-haired one” · “having dark features; the little dark one”
>99% girls
Keilah
“a lively and bright-headed woman”
>99% girls