US rank #1255 Girls' name Peak 2019 3,183 births

Kaira — #1255 US girls' name

3,183 babies named Kaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1391990s4182000s7502010s10112020s819
#1255
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kaira was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

186 babies were named Kaira in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,183 babies named Kaira between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaira currently holds the #1255 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 186 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,011 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 550 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaira in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaira 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 3,183 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.

Kaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,183

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2019

186 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,255

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
186
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Kaira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,011 births that decade — 32% of Kaira's all-time total
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Kaira by state

Where Kaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
550 17.3%
#2 Texas
228 7.2%
#3 New York
140 4.4%
#4 New Jersey
109 3.4%
#5 Florida
102 3.2%
#6 Illinois
60 1.9%
#7 Ohio
50 1.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
49 1.5%
California share of Kaira's total US births 17.3%
Even split

550 of 3,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kaira appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaira?
3,183 babies have been named Kaira since 1970. It currently ranks #1255 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 186 births.
When was Kaira most popular?
Kaira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,011 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kaira most popular?
The top states for the name Kaira are California (550 births), Texas (228 births), New York (140 births).
How long has the name Kaira been used?
Kaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 1970–2024 (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.