US rank #3530 Girls' name Peak 2022 867 births

Cyra — #3530 US girls' name

867 babies named Cyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s361990s1292000s2292010s2462020s201
#3530
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Cyra was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

47 babies were named Cyra in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 867 babies named Cyra between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cyra currently holds the #3530 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cyra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cyra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Cyra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cyra 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 867 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.

Cyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

867

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2022

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,530

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
47
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
01020304050 202420182012200620001994198719761974 5

Cyra by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
246 births that decade — 28% of Cyra's all-time total
1970s261980s361990s1292000s2292010s2462020s201

Cyra by state

Where Cyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Cyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 8.3%
#2 Texas
15 1.7%
#3 New York
11 1.3%
#4 Illinois
6 0.7%
#5 Florida
5 0.6%
California share of Cyra's total US births 8.3%
Even split

72 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cyra?
867 babies have been named Cyra since 1974. It currently ranks #3530 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 47 births.
When was Cyra most popular?
Cyra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Cyra most popular?
The top states for the name Cyra are California (72 births), Texas (15 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Cyra been used?
Cyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cyrstal, Cyrena, Cyrilla, Cyrah, 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, 1974–2024 (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.