Kira
Top 1000
About Kira
Though such cognates of Kira as Keira, Kyra, and Ciara are increasingly popular throughout Europe and in the U.S., this Cyrus relative has a different root. As with all the many variations of this appealing name, there is often confusion around spelling and pronunciation -- does the first syllable rhyme with ear or eye?
One notable thing about Kira is its longevity in the middle of the Top 1000, where it's held steady for nearly half a century. That's a long time to maintain the coveted not-too-popular but not-too-weird status.
Along with Kira, variations that share the Cyrus origin include Keera, Kiera, Kierra, Kirah, Kiri, Kiria, Kiriah, Kiro, Kirra, Kirrah, Kirri, Kirya, and Kyra.
Pronounced KEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Kira ranked #385 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #241 in 2005, Nameberry popularity #549.
Editor's take: The name Kira is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "throne".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #349 | 950 | 531.8 |
| 2015 | #361 | 910 | 509.8 |
| 2016 | #369 | 881 | 497.2 |
| 2017 | #379 | 821 | 475.5 |
| 2018 | #379 | 829 | 487.3 |
| 2019 | #383 | 818 | 487.4 |
| 2020 | #385 | 808 | 499.8 |
| 2021 | #384 | 813 | 495.5 |
| 2022 | #390 | 801 | 488.4 |
| 2023 | #429 | 718 | 447.5 |
| 2024 | #455 | 684 | 422.2 |
| 2025 | #385 | 801 | 498.4 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Malia
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- Lilliana
- Alana
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- Lia
- Alessia
- Kara
- Liana
- Briella
- Reina
- Alaina
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Kira on lists
Famous Kiras
- Kira Kirillovna
Grand Duchess of Russia
- Kira Auguste Viktoria Friederike
Princess of Prussia; daughter of Grand Duchess Kira
- Kira Davis
American film producer
- Kira Hall
American anthropologist
- Kira Reed
American actress
- Kira Roessler
American musician
- Kira Salak
American writer
- Kira Vincent
Davis, American voice actress
- Kira Willey
American musician
- Kira Nicole Kosarin
American actress, singer and songwriter
- Kira Katherine McIntyre (b. 2011)
daughter of American singer,songwriter and actor Joey McIntyre
- Kira Girard
Newman, mother of dancer Kalani Hilliker, featured on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”
Kira in pop culture
- Kira Walker
main character in Dan Well's "Partials" series
- Kira Argounova
main character in Ayn Rand's "We the Living"
- Major Kira Nerys
character in TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
- Kira
"killer" in anime "Death Note"
- Kira Watanabe
Finster, character in animated series "Rugrats"
- Kira
Sarah Manning's daughter on TV's Orphan Black
- Kira Ford
Yellow Dino Power Ranger on TV's Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Kira
main character in Lois Lowry's "Gathering Blue"
- Kira Yukimura
character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
- Kira
Gelfling character in "The Dark Crystal"
- Kira Klay
character on TV's "Dirt"
- Kira Cooper
character on TV's "K.C. Undercover"
- Kira
Mattel Barbie doll
- Kira
character in film "Xanadu"
- Kira
Vocaloid producer
- Yoshikage Kira
antagonist in the manga/anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"