Girls' name · since 1977
Kayra
Kayra has 830 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
830 babies have been named Kayra since 1977, making it today's #4490 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kayra recorded 830 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #4490 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,490 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 830 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayra ranks #8,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,490 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 830 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayra's 830 recorded births place it above 88.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayra compares
830 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Kayra's all-time total is 121% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayra's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kayra popularity over time - boys
41 total births recorded since 2007 (Kayra as boys' name)
Kayra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (282 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kayra's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 282 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kayra 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 Kayra's total volume
Kayra by state
Where Kayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
60 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayra's data
- Kayra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (282 total births) through the 2020s (199) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayras (60 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 Kayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kayra 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.