Girls' name · since 1992

Jyra

115 babies named Jyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,611 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

Jyra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 115 have been recorded since 1992.

Jyra has 115 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2023.

  • #25,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 115 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jyra ranks #25,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,611 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jyra's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jyra's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
468101214 19921998200020022005200820102023 8

Jyra by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Jyra's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Jyra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jyra? ▼
115 babies have been named Jyra since 1992. All-time, it sits at #25,611 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 12 births.
Where does Jyra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jyra ranks #25,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jyra most popular? ▼
Jyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Jyra been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jyra since 1992 -- 32 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Jyra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyrah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jyra's data

  • Jyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jyra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2023 (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 Jyra 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.