Spellings
Kira or Kyra?
In the US in 2025, 51% of babies in this name family were spelled Kira and 21% Kyra. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Kira51% of the family801 born in 2025#385 among girls−12% since 2015Kyra21% of the family329 born in 2025#827 among girls−50% since 2015Kiera14% of the family219 born in 2025#1,096 among girls−51% since 2015Kaira10% of the family152 born in 2025#1,423 among girls+67% since 2015Kyrah3% of the family49 born in 2025#3,211 among girls−31% since 2015Kirra2% of the family31 born in 2025#4,460 among girls−58% since 2015
Ten years ago
Kira already led in 2015, with 41% of the family's births; it has 51% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,244 to 1,581 births (−30%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kira | 910 | 801 | −12% |
| Kyra | 654 | 329 | −50% |
| Kiera | 445 | 219 | −51% |
| Kaira | 91 | 152 | +67% |
| Kyrah | 71 | 49 | −31% |
| Kirra | 73 | 31 | −58% |
How they sound
- Kira /ˈkirə/ (KEER-uh)
- Kyra /ˈkaɪrə/ (KY-ruh)
- Kiera /ˈkɪrə/ (KEER-uh)
- Kaira /ˈkaɪrə/ (KY-ruh)
- Kyrah /ˈkaɪrə/ (KY-ruh)
- Kirra /ˈkɪrə/ (KEER-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Kira 45 births (#816 among girls), Kyra 40 births (#884 among girls), Kiera 5 births and Kaira 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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