Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1975
Kura
64 babies named Kura in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15757
- among girls today
- 64
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kura is the #15757 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 64 recorded since 1975.
Kura has 64 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15757 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #15757 among girls today
- 64 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
- 11% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Kura is currently the #15757 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 64 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15757
- among girls today
- 64
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Kura vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15757
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Kura was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kura in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
How Kura compares
64 18th percentile among 17,726 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
Kura's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kura | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kura's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kura at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1987
Current rank
#15,757
Active since
1975
Kura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kura by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kura's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kura? ▼
Since 1975, Social Security records show 64 babies named Kura. Today it holds rank #15757 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 7 births.
When was Kura most popular? ▼
Kura was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kura been used? ▼
Kura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kura? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurstin, Kursten, Kurt, Kurstyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kura's data
- Kura's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kura
Nearby Names Like Kura
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kura
Kurstin Girl
463 births
Kursten Girl
281 births
Kurt Girl
196 births
Kurstyn Girl
100 births
Kurstie Girl
45 births
Compare Kura side by side: Kura vs Kurstin Kura vs Kursten Kura vs Kurt
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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, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kura: #15757 Girls' Name - 64 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kura. 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 Kura 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.