Girls' name · since 1980
Dayra
Dayra has 1,365 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayra currently ranks #4115 among girls' names in America, with 1,365 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Dayra recorded 1,365 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #4115 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #6,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,115 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,365 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayra ranks #6,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,115 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,365 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayra's 1,365 recorded births place it above 91.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dayra compares
1,365 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Dayra's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,365 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayra's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 114, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dayra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (554 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Dayra's strongest decade.
554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
441 births
- 2010s
2010s
554 births
- 2020s
2020s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 554 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dayra 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 Dayra's total volume
Dayra by state
Where Dayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 256 | 18.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 254 | 18.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 48 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
256 of 1,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Dayra appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayra's data
- Dayra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (554 total births) through the 2020s (260) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayras (256 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 Dayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Dayra 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.