Total births
90
Girls' name · since 2017
Iyra
90 babies named Iyra in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8396
- among girls today
- 90
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
90 babies have been named Iyra since 2017, making it today's #8396 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Iyra recorded 90 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #8396 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 2017 to 2025.
- #8396 among girls today
- 90 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Iyra is currently the #8396 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 90 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8396
- among girls today
- 90
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Iyra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8396
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Iyra was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
16 babies were named Iyra in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Iyra compares
90 23rd percentile among 17,726 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
Iyra's all-time total is 76% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iyra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 90 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Iyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iyra's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iyra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#8,396
Active since
2017
Iyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Iyra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Iyra's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Iyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iyra? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 90 babies named Iyra. Today it holds rank #8396 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 16 births.
When was Iyra most popular? ▼
Iyra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Iyra been used? ▼
Records for Iyra go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Iyra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iyris. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Iyra: #8396 Girls' Name - 90 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iyra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Iyra 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 July 2026.