Kira

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings; in Japan, Kira is a unisex given name.

From Wikipedia

Kira first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 10 babies (rank #173 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kira

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kira yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Kira

Kira Muratovafilm screenwriter · b. 1934
Kira Kosarinproducer · b. 1997

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	10	#173
2015	4	#370
2016	5	#319
2017	1	#1,840