Girls' name · since 1970
Kaira
Kaira has 3,335 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,335
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaira currently ranks #1424 among girls' names in America, with 3,335 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Kaira recorded 3,335 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1424 nationally today, ahead of 92% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,424 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,335 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaira ranks #3,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,424 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,335 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,335
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaira's 3,335 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaira compares
3,335 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Kaira's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,335 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 186 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaira's full recorded timeline at 2000, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 186 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kaira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,011 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kaira's strongest decade.
1,011 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
418 births
- 2000s
2000s
750 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,011 births
- 2020s
2020s
971 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,011 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kaira 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 Kaira's total volume
Kaira by state
Where Kaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 575 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 247 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 148 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 118 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 111 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 60 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 55 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 50 | 1.5% |
575 of 3,335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kaira appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaira's data
- Kaira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,011 total births) through the 2020s (971) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kairas (575 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kaira 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.