Total births
234
Girls' name · since 1996
Kyarah
Kyarah has 234 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9869
- among girls today
- 234
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
Kyarah currently ranks #9869 among girls' names in America, with 234 babies recorded since 1996.
Kyarah has 234 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9869 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #9869 among girls today
- 234 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
- 44% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kyarah is currently the #9869 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 234 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9869
- among girls today
- 234
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
Kyarah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9869
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 44% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Kyarah was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
15 babies were named Kyarah in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
How Kyarah compares
234 40th 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
Kyarah's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyarah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kyarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyarah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyarah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2001
Current rank
#9,869
Active since
1996
Kyarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kyarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kyarah's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kyarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (48% of all-time use).
Kyarah by state
Where Kyarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 5.1% |
Florida share of Kyarah's total US births 5.1%
12 of 234 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kyarah? ▼
234 babies have been named Kyarah since 1996. It currently ranks #9869 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 15 births.
When was Kyarah most popular? ▼
Kyarah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kyarah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Kyarah are Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Kyarah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kyarah since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kyarah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kya, Kyara, Kyah, Kyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kyarah's data
- Kyarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kyarahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- 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 Kyarah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1996–2025 (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. "Kyarah: #9869 Girls' Name - 234 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kyarah. 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 Kyarah 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 June 2026.