Kira
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Kira is also given to boys.
Pronounced KEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Kira ranked #385 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #241 in 2005, Nameberry popularity #334.
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
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Kira on lists
Famous Kiras
- Kira KirillovnaGirl
Grand Duchess of Russia
- Kira Auguste Viktoria FriederikeGirl
Princess of Prussia; daughter of Grand Duchess Kira
- Kira DavisGirl
American film producer
- Kira HallGirl
American anthropologist
- Kira ReedGirl
American actress
- Kira RoesslerGirl
American musician
- Kira SalakGirl
American writer
- Kira VincentGirl
Davis, American voice actress
- Kira WilleyGirl
American musician
- Kira Nicole KosarinGirl
American actress, singer and songwriter
- Kira Katherine McIntyre (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of American singer,songwriter and actor Joey McIntyre
- Kira GirardGirl
Newman, mother of dancer Kalani Hilliker, featured on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”
Kira in pop culture
- Kira WalkerGirl
main character in Dan Well's "Partials" series
- Kira ArgounovaGirl
main character in Ayn Rand's "We the Living"
- Major Kira NerysGirl
character in TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
- KiraGirl
"killer" in anime "Death Note"
- Kira WatanabeGirl
Finster, character in animated series "Rugrats"
- KiraGirl
Sarah Manning's daughter on TV's Orphan Black
- Kira FordGirl
Yellow Dino Power Ranger on TV's Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- KiraGirl
main character in Lois Lowry's "Gathering Blue"
- Kira YukimuraGirl
character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
- KiraGirl
Gelfling character in "The Dark Crystal"
- Kira KlayGirl
character on TV's "Dirt"
- Kira CooperGirl
character on TV's "K.C. Undercover"
- KiraGirl
Mattel Barbie doll
- KiraGirl
character in film "Xanadu"
- KiraGirl
Vocaloid producer
- Yoshikage KiraGirl
antagonist in the manga/anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"