The baby name Kiri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEE-ree — /ˈkiːri/,KIH-ree — /ˈkɪri/.
The baby name Kiri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEE-ree — /ˈkiːri/,KIH-ree — /ˈkɪri/.
Kiri is Japanese, Khmer in Origin.
Kiri is a multicultural given name with distinct etymologies: Māori meaning “skin; bark,” evoking closeness to the natural world. In Japanese, Kiri can be written with kanji such as 霧 “mist” or 桐 “paulownia tree,” lending airy or botanical imagery. In Khmer and other Southeast Asian contexts it derives from Sanskrit/Pali giri “mountain,” conveying strength and elevation.
Usage: in New Zealand, it is familiar through Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, boosting mid-late 20th-century use; it appears for girls mainly but is also unisex globally. In Japan it’s unisex but uncommon; in Cambodia it’s a common masculine choice. Variants/related: romanizations Kiry (Khmer), Kirie (Japanese feminine elaboration), Kiriko (compound “child of paulownia”), and other paulownia-referencing names. From the Greek root kyrios “lord,” related names like Kyrie, Kyra, and Cyril/Kirill share a similar sound but a separate origin. Short, international, and nature-rich, Kiri fits modern, cross-cultural tastes.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1989 | #1 | — | 522 |
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2006 | #162 | 2 | 1,276 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2006 | #290 | 6 | 2,679 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #303 | 14 | 7,429 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #597 | 19 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #664 | 44 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #807 | 23 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #813 | 26 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #902 | 15 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #931 | 22 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #931 | 29 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #964 | 19 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 37 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,077 | 52 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,099 | 78 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,428 | 19 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,441 | 31 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,570 | 45 | 28,008 |
Kiri is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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