Kira
Girl nameKira has been given to 40,856 babies in the U.S. since 1938. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #385 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /kiːrə/
Variant of Kyra or borrowed from Russian Ки́ра (Kíra), ultimately from Persian کوروش (Kūrūš). Also used as a respelling of Ciara, from Irish [Term?]API.
Origin: Persian, Irish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
40,856
Peak year
2005 (1,396 babies)
Rank in 2025
#385 for girls
First recorded
1938
10-year trend
▼ -12%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Kira
Kira Muratova
Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, film actress (1934–2018)
Kira Kosarin
American actress and singer
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Younger daughter of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909-1967); wife
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kira.
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