Girls' name · since 1993
Kyira
Kyira has 109 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
109 girls have been named Kyira since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyira has been recorded 109 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2012.
- #26,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyira ranks #26,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyira's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kyira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyira's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2012.
109 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 11 births in a single year.
Kyira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Kyira's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kyira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (64% of all-time use).
Kyira decade highlights
- Peak decade 70 births
- Runner-up 28 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Kyira's data
- Kyira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kyira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1993–2012 (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 Kyira 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.
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