Kyrie

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A few things about Kyrie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kyrie

Kyrie Irving

American basketball player (born 1992)

Choose Kyrie and your child shares a first name with Kyrie Irving, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kyrie, like who?” Kyrie Irving's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,206 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kyrie, 1,416 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kyrie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKyrie first shows up in US birth records in 1969, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 56 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #215.
• 📈Then vs nowKyrie is 180× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 217,391 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,206.
• 🍂TrendKyrie has slipped 20 places over the last five years and now sits at #244. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKyrie is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #74, followed by South Carolina (#89) and Georgia (#131). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Kyrie means “lord”. Our records link it to French and Greek roots.

About the name Kyrie

Kyrie is a boy name of French and Greek origin meaning “lord”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-rie”. US birth records list Kyrie for boys from 1986 to 2025, in 39 of those 40 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #215 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #244, with 1,416 babies.

Origin:French namesGreek names