US rank #5690 Girls' name Peak 2023 327 births

Alyra — #5690 US girls' name

327 babies named Alyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s762010s1552020s90
#5690
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Alyra was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

22 babies were named Alyra in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Alyra between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyra currently holds the #5690 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alyra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 327 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

327

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2023

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,690

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
22
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820031995 6

Alyra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 47% of Alyra's all-time total
1990s62000s762010s1552020s90

Alyra by state

Where Alyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.8%
Texas share of Alyra's total US births 1.8%

6 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyra?
327 babies have been named Alyra since 1995. It currently ranks #5690 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 22 births.
When was Alyra most popular?
Alyra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Alyra most popular?
The top states for the name Alyra are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Alyra been used?
Alyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.