Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Kyrie

Meaning Kyrie is a unisex given name Gender Unisex · 19% girls Rank 2025 #244 Trend → Stable

Kyrie is a unisex given name.

Rank 2025
#244
among boys · ↓9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,489
named Kyrie · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,206
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
1,956 babies
All-time total
22,910
#862 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Kyrie popularity over time

22,910 babies have been named Kyrie since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 7 – 7 1 – –
1970s 49 – 49 5 +600% –
1980s 489 18 507 51 +935% #6,372
1990s 620 162 782 78 +54% #3,249
2000s 863 219 1,082 108 +38% #3,443
2010s 1,663 8,793 10,456 1,046 +866% #215
2020s (to 2025) 607 9,420 10,027 1,671 +60% #224

Where Kyrie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,397 0.82 #248
2027 1,381 0.81 #251
2028 1,368 0.80 #255
2029 1,357 0.79 #255
2030 1,347 0.79 #257

Where Kyrie is most popular

Boys named Kyrie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.897 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kyrie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 204 3.59 +300%
South Carolina 261 2.53 +182%
Delaware 31 2.04 +128%
Louisiana 204 1.99 +122%
Georgia 491 1.94 +116%
Alabama 211 1.93 +115%
Hawaii 28 1.80 +101%
North Carolina 378 1.48 +65%
Florida 685 1.45 +61%
Connecticut 91 1.34 +50%
Maryland 157 1.32 +47%
Tennessee 233 1.29 +44%
Arkansas 80 1.26 +41%
Michigan 256 1.25 +39%
Wisconsin 148 1.25 +39%
Nevada 71 1.25 +39%
New York 538 1.24 +39%
Virginia 221 1.16 +30%
Illinois 292 1.14 +27%
Indiana 183 1.14 +27%
Missouri 149 1.07 +20%
Oklahoma 92 1.04 +16%
Alaska 12 1.01 +12%
Kentucky 101 1.01 +12%
New Mexico 32 0.971 +8%
Ohio 255 0.962 +7%
Texas 789 0.895 ≈ national
District of Columbia 12 0.813 -9%
Minnesota 90 0.734 -18%
Washington 117 0.715 -20%
Massachusetts 98 0.713 -21%
Iowa 49 0.711 -21%
New Jersey 141 0.700 -22%
Kansas 47 0.685 -24%
Pennsylvania 181 0.682 -24%
Arizona 109 0.666 -26%
North Dakota 11 0.644 -28%
South Dakota 11 0.591 -34%
West Virginia 19 0.582 -35%
Nebraska 25 0.575 -36%
California 400 0.438 -51%
Colorado 54 0.418 -53%
Utah 39 0.409 -54%
Oregon 30 0.395 -56%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -66%
Idaho 6 0.147 -84%
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kyrie

Kyrie is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #244 in 2025 with 1,416 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 22,910 American babies have been named Kyrie, about 81% boys and 19% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 1,956 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kyrie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kyrie?

The median living Kyrie is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 23 thousand people named Kyrie are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kyrie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 73 #2,449 1,416 #244
2024 82 #2,277 1,533 #235
2023 96 #2,041 1,479 #237
2022 99 #1,984 1,596 #227
2021 126 #1,660 1,722 #224
2020 131 #1,598 1,674 #224
2019 143 #1,520 1,626 #231
2018 155 #1,433 1,691 #222
2017 176 #1,326 1,780 #215
2016 198 #1,232 1,264 #285
2015 180 #1,321 1,034 #333
2014 167 #1,386 558 #506
2013 189 #1,262 431 #589
2012 143 #1,545 243 #873
2011 173 #1,341 139 #1,246
2010 139 #1,579 27 #3,863
2009 137 #1,637 32 #3,443
2008 132 #1,695 22 #4,481
2007 144 #1,575 24 #4,195
2006 94 #2,092 24 #4,056
2005 78 #2,304 18 #4,750
2004 70 #2,436 25 #3,706
2003 71 #2,358 19 #4,357
2002 54 #2,805 22 #3,865
2001 36 #3,669 24 #3,578
2000 47 #2,999 9 #7,161
1995 65 #2,090 13 #4,679
1990 83 #1,763 11 #4,862
1985 5 #11,572 – –
1980 6 #9,692 – –
1975 5 #9,806 – –
1970 7 #6,686 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kyrie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving American basketball player (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kyrie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kyrie?

The median living Kyrie is about 6 years old. Half of all living Kyries are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kyrie are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Kyrie are alive in the United States, based on 22,910 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kyrie mean?

Kyrie is a unisex given name.

How popular is the name Kyrie in 2025?

Kyrie ranked #244 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,416 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kyrie?

22,910 babies have been named Kyrie in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kyrie most popular?

Kyrie peaked in 2017, when 1,956 newborns received the name.

Is Kyrie a boy or girl name?

Kyrie is used for both: about 19% of babies named Kyrie have been girls and 81% boys.

Is the name Kyrie rising or falling?

Kyrie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kyrie become more popular?

Kyrie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,347 boys named Kyrie in 2030, ranking around #257. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kyrie?

Well-known people named Kyrie include Kyrie Irving (basketball player).

Names like Kyrie

Names that sound and feel close to Kyrie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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