Kyair
Kyair was the 1497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1462nd with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,323 places. More babies were named Kyair in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kyaire) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,497 boys, up 814 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023124 babies
- Total since 1880
- 835babies recorded
What does the name Kyair mean?
Kyair is a spelling of Kyaire, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kyaire's meaning and origin.
Kyaire is a very recent American name, recorded from 1999. No dictionary we checked documents it. It looks like a respelling of Kyair or a blend of a Ky- beginning with the -aire ending of names like Claire, but no source confirms its formation or meaning. US records show it for boys from 1999 and for girls from 2016, with most use in recent years. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern coinage.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyle' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Kyair popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,497 | 118 |
| 2020 | #2,311 | 59 |
| 2010 | #9,300 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,799 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyair, counting every spelling?
Kyair is a spelling of Kyaire, a name family that ranked #337 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,497 for Kyair on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,031 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyaire | 878 | #367 | 1,892 |
| Kyair | 118 | #1,497 | 503 |
| Kyeir | 16 | #5,739 | 94 |
| Kiaire | 14 | #6,291 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kyair?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyair (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyair born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyair.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyair?
About 800 people born in the US named Kyair are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Kyair a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kyair by state
How common Kyair was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.3×), Illinois (1.8×), North Carolina (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyair: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyair, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyair
How popular is the name Kyair?
Kyair was the 1497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1462nd with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,323 places. More babies were named Kyair in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kyair a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyair in the US.
Where is Kyair most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyair was most common in Maryland (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.