Given name & surname
Kyri
“a lord”·“having dark features”
Kyri is a variant of Kyran. Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kyri is a variant of Kyran. Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kyri is a variant of Kyran. Kyran has been associated with Persian and Irish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 943
- 424 boys · 519 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #7,457 for boys · #14,141 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,457 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 705 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.
Kyri’s family of names
In German usage, Kyri has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kira. Kyri has a related form in Kyran. In Greek usage, Kyri as a surname is a transliteration of Κύρη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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