Kyera
Feminine
Kyera is one of the many spellings in the Kiera and Keira family, two quick syllables. The best-known Keira in film got her spelling by accident: her mother meant to name her after a Soviet figure skater and wrote it another way.
How old is the name Kyera?
Kyera first appears in US birth records in 1985 — 40 years ago. The typical Kyera alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 600 people named Kyera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kyera most popular?
Kyera peaked in 1993, reaching #3422 nationally. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Kyera
The actress Keira Knightley has said her mother meant to name her Kira, after the Soviet figure skater Kira Ivanova, but spelled it Keira on the form. Kyera is another of the family’s many spellings. Whichever way it is written, it has a bright, clear sound.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Kyera may be Kiera, Kyra or Keira respelled, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Kyera
KEER-uh
Two syllables with the stress on the first; some say ky-EER-uh.
Nicknames for Kyera
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1985
- Most girls named
- 199332 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3422reached in 1993
- Change vs 2019
- 0.0%5 in 2021, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kyeras among us
people named Kyera are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kyera sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Close to familiar names such as Kiera and Keira.
- Short and easy to say.
- Distinct on paper.
- Kiera, Keira and Kyra are the spellings people expect.
- The pronunciation varies.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kyeras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Kyera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kyera in 2025?
- Kyera is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Kyera with classmates?
- Kyera will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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