girls:
502 births since 1970
#5214 (9th percentile)
boys:
398 births since 1990
#4188 (9th percentile)
overall:
900 births since 1970
#6839 (12th percentile)
The name Kyri is the #6,839 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 900 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 11.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,214 (8.8% percentile) for all time with 502 births since 1970. For boys, it ranks #4,188 (8.6% percentile) for all time with 398 births since 1990.
Kyri first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for girls and 1990 for boys). Birth data for Kyri is available in 39 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (36 years for girls and 32 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kyri has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (55.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 44.4% of babies named Kyri were girls.
For girls, Kyri reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #914) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kyri ranks #940 for girls (0.7% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 38.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kyri reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #872) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2008, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kyri ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 44.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kyri".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kyri", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 23 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Kyrie" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Kyrie..
Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kyri. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 52.5% confident that Kyri is pronounced as KIH-ree, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-ree, at 30.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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