Girls' name · since 1998
Kiyra
Kiyra has 93 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 93
- total births
- 1998–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
93 girls have been named Kiyra since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiyra recorded 93 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1998 to 2019.
- 93 total births
- 1998–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiyra's 93 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kiyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiyra's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kiyra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kiyra's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kiyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Kiyra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiyra: Baby Name Since 1998 - 93 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiyra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kiyra 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 July 2026.