Girls' name · since 1974
Cyra
931 babies named Cyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
931 babies have been named Cyra since 1974, making it today's #2704 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cyra recorded 931 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #2704 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,704 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 931 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyra ranks #7,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,704 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 931 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cyra's 931 recorded births place it above 89.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cyra compares
931 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cyra's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 931 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cyra's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Cyra by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (265 births, 28% of the file).
2020s was Cyra's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 265 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cyra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cyra's total volume
Cyra by state
Where Cyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
86 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Cyra's data
- California records the most Cyras (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cyra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.