Kyra

KEER-a

Feminine variation of Cyrus, Persian

"throne"

Kyra Origin and Meaning

The name Kyra is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "throne".

The girls' name Kyra sounds like the also popular Keira/Kiera, but has a different root. There are twice as many baby girls named Keira as Kyra, with Kiera in third place. Kyra now ranks at #590 and is most familiar via actress Kyra Sedgwick.

Kyra Rank in US Top 1000

# 722 in the US

Kyra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 772 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kyra

• 722 US 2024
• 772 Nameberry 2025
• 413 England 2024
• 196 Netherlands 2015

20 Names Similar to Kyra

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kyra.

• Malia
• Amiyah
• Briella
• Rayna
• Alaina
• Laila
• Kira
• Arielle
• Ariella
• Ariah
• Reyna
• Naya
• Reina
• Kiera
• Ariya
• Milani
• Aliyah
• Amaia
• Aliana
• Raina

Famous People Named Kyra

• Kyra Minturn Sedgwick American actress
• Kyra Phillips American news reporter
• Kyra Zagorsky American actress
• Kyra Gracie Brazilian jiu,jitsu practitioner
• Kyra Dutt Indian actress
• Kyra Davis American novelist
• Kyra Sundance American dog trainer and performer
• Kyra Markham (born Elaine Hyman) American painter and actress
• Kyra Beans granddaughter of Canadian wrestler Bret Hart
• Kyra Renee Sivertson YouTube Star

The name Kyra in Pop Culture

• Kyra Blaine character on TV's "Castle"
• Kyra Hart character on TV's "Reba"
• Kyra tavern wench in the Game of Thrones series