Given name
Kyrie
“a lord”·“having dark features”·“little dark-haired one”
Kyrie is a variant of Kyran. Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Kyrie is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kyrie is a variant of Kyran. Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Kyrie is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kyrie 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 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,910
- 18,612 boys · 4,298 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 1,956 babies
- 2025
- 1,489
- #244 for boys · #2,449 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,416 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 244 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,780 in 2017. It also appeared in 73 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (149). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,560 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.
Kyrie’s family of names
Kyrie has a related form in Kiera. Kyrie has a related form in Kyran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kyrie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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