| Kyrie | Aster | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Lord | Star |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ky-REE / KEER-ee | AS-ter |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1986 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2017 (1,780) | 2022 (73) |
| In 2025 | 1,416 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kyrie | Aster |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9,420 | 359 |
| 2010s | 8,793 | 267 |
| 2000s | 219 | 41 |
| 1990s | 162 | 15 |
| 1980s | 18 | 11 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6 |
| 1930s | 0 | 18 |
| 1920s | 0 | 29 |
| 1910s | 0 | 6 |
From Greek 'kyrie', the vocative of 'kyrios' ('lord, master'), best known from the Christian liturgical prayer 'Kyrie eleison' ('Lord, have mercy'). Its modern popularity owes much to basketball player Kyrie Irving.
From Greek 'aster' ('star'). It is also the name of the star-shaped daisy-family flower, which was itself named for the Greek word, giving the name a botanical as well as celestial sense.
Kyrie is more popular than Aster today: about 1,416 US babies were given the name Kyrie in 2025, compared with 0 named Aster.
Kyrie means Lord (greek origin), while Aster means Star (greek origin).
In US records, Kyrie first appears in 1986 and Aster in 0, so Aster has the longer recorded history.