Kyrie

Kyrie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Lord”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KEER-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (80% of all uses)

Kyrie comes from Greek kyrie, the vocative of kyrios 'lord', familiar from the liturgical phrase 'Kyrie eleison'. As a given name, it is a modern usage inspired by the word.

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How popular is Kyrie?

2024484 per million US babies

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Babies named Kyrie in 20241,611

2024 rank#235 boys

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188021,410

Kyrie is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kyrie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Theodoregift of God · Greek
Sebastianfrom Sebaste · Greek
Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
Lukefrom Lucania · Greek
Christopherbearer of Christ · Greek
Angelmessenger · Greek
Andrewmanly, brave · Greek
Theogod · Greek

Kyrie questions

What does the name Kyrie mean?

Kyrie means "Lord". It comes from Greek. Kyrie comes from Greek kyrie, the vocative of kyrios 'lord', familiar from the liturgical phrase 'Kyrie eleison'. As a given name, it is a modern usage inspired by the word.

Is Kyrie a boy or girl name?

Kyrie is mainly a boy's name in US records (80% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kyrie?

1,611 US babies were named Kyrie in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Kyrie?

Kyrie is usually pronounced KEER-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.