Zyra: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern invented name”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- ZYE-ruh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Zyra is a modern coined name, likely influenced by fashionable sounds and names such as Zara, Kyra, or Zaira. No single traditional etymology is established for this spelling. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Zyra?
Babies named Zyra in 2024112
2024 rank#1,796 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,066
Zyra is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zyra
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Zyra questions
What does the name Zyra mean?
Zyra means "modern invented name". It comes from American (modern coinage). Zyra is a modern coined name, likely influenced by fashionable sounds and names such as Zara, Kyra, or Zaira. No single traditional etymology is established for this spelling.
Is Zyra a boy or girl name?
Zyra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zyra?
112 US babies were named Zyra in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Zyra?
Zyra is usually pronounced ZYE-ruh.
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.