Recorded 1983–2015 Girls' name Peak 2004 48 births

Chyra — girls' name

48 babies named Chyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 girls have been named Chyra since 1983, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

48
total births
1983–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Chyra was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chyra in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Chyra between 1983 and 2015, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chyra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chyra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chyra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chyra 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 48 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.

Chyra at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

48

Since 1983

33 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1983

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2015

Chyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1983

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Chyra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 77% of Chyra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chyra?
48 babies have been named Chyra since 1983. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Chyra most popular?
Chyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Chyra been used?
Chyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 33 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Chyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chyna, Chyanne, Chynna, Chyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2015 (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.