Kyrie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kyrie
Kyrie may be a name of God used widely in the ancient church refrain Kyrie Elieson, or Lord, have mercy, but it's rising in popularity for boys in the US on the strength of basketball star Kyrie Irving. Irving pronounces the first syllable of Kyrie to rhyme with my, whereas with the religious word it rhymes with fear.
Kyrie for girls#2449 US
Kyrie elieson is one of the oldest religious refrains, meaning Lord, have mercy. As a first name, though, Kyrie is less a name of God and more a nickname-name that might be short for Kyra or a diminutive that stands on its own, a la Kylie. The best-known Kyrie is the male basketball player Kyrie Irving, who pronounces the first syllable to rhyme with my rather than fear. He has inspired more than 1000 baby boys to be given this name one recent year in the US, while it was given to 178 baby girls. Impressive numbers.
Pronounced KEER-ee.
As of October 2026, Kyrie ranked #244 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #215 in 2017.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #506 | 558 | #1,386 | 167 |
| 2015 | #333 | 1,034 | #1,319 | 180 |
| 2016 | #285 | 1,264 | #1,232 | 198 |
| 2017 | #215 | 1,779 | #1,326 | 176 |
| 2018 | #222 | 1,691 | #1,431 | 155 |
| 2019 | #231 | 1,625 | #1,520 | 143 |
| 2020 | #224 | 1,673 | #1,596 | 131 |
| 2021 | #224 | 1,721 | #1,671 | 125 |
| 2022 | #227 | 1,596 | #1,998 | 98 |
| 2023 | #237 | 1,478 | #2,040 | 96 |
| 2024 | #235 | 1,529 | #2,271 | 82 |
| 2025 | #244 | 1,416 | #2,449 | 73 |
World rankings
Kyrie for boys
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- Kyrie IrvingBoy
American basketball player
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Kyrie in pop culture
- Kyrie EleisonBoy
Greek prayer meaning "Lord have mercy"
- "Kyrie"Boy
a song by 80s band Mr. Mister
- Kyrie UshiromiyaGirl
character in visual novel, manga and anime "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
- KyrieGirl
character in video game "Devil May Cry 4"
- Kirie HimuroGirl
character in video game "Fatal Frame"
- Kirie GoshimaGirl
character in manga "Uzumaki"
- Kyrie FlorianGirl
main character in video game "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny"
- "KyrieGirl
" song by Mr. Mister
- "Kyrie EleisonGirl
" Greek for "Lord, have mercy"
- Kyrie CanaanGirl
character from the Final Fantasy VII saga.