Kyi
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
clear, pure (ကြည်); honoring three relatives in Aung San Suu Kyi's name: grandfather Aung San, grandmother Suu, mother Khin Kyi
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kyi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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