Kyrie
From the Greek kyrie, 'lord', the address that opens the Kyrie eleison prayer of Christian liturgy.
Kyrie in 2025
Kyrie was given to 1,489 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 456th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,227 babies born.
The history of Kyrie
Kyrie reached its highest point in 2017, when 1,956 babies were given the name, ranking 364th that year.
Across the 57 years of records since 1969, 22,910 babies have been named Kyrie. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Kyrie has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to girls in its early decades, and goes mostly to boys today.
Kyrie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kyrie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 9,161 |
| 1970s | 49 | 8,351 |
| 1980s | 507 | 1,592 |
| 1990s | 782 | 2,646 |
| 2000s | 1,082 | 2,472 |
| 2010s | 10,456 | 364 |
| 2020s | 10,027 | 372 |
Where Kyrie is heading
Kyrie has risen 23% over the past decade, from 1,214 babies in 2015 to 1,489 in 2025.
Names like Kyrie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kyrie.