Girls' name · since 1975
Kierra
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 15,664 babies named Kierra, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,664
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
15,664 babies have been named Kierra since 1975, making it today's #3360 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierra has been recorded 15,664 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #3360 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,249 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,360 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,664 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kierra ranks #1,249 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,360 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,664 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,664
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kierra's 15,664 recorded births place it above 98.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kierra compares
15,664 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kierra's all-time total is 42x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kierra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,664 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 878 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kierra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kierra splits its recorded history at 2001: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 878 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kierra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 878
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kierra popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 1989 (Kierra as boys' name)
Kierra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7,469 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Kierra's strongest decade.
7,469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kierra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 1,221
1980s
1,221 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,469 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,188 births
- 2010s 1,479
2010s
1,479 births
- 2020s 282
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7,469 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kierra 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 Kierra's total volume
Kierra by state
Where Kierra concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,138 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,016 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 888 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 840 | 5.4% |
| #5 | California | | 678 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 651 | 4.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 633 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 602 | 3.8% |
1,138 of 15,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kierra appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kierra's data
- Kierra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (7,469 total births); usage has since declined to 282 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kierras (1,138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kierra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Kierra 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.