Girls' name · since 1919
Kyra
38,285 babies named Kyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #829 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,285
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyra currently ranks #829 among girls' names in America, with 38,285 babies recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Kyra recorded 38,285 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #829 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, 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 1919 to 2025.
- #712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #829 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,285 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyra ranks #712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #829 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,285 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #829 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,285
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyra's 38,285 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kyra compares
38,285 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Kyra's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,285 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,912 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyra's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 1,912, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,912
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Kyra popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1992 (Kyra as boys' name)
Kyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15,636 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kyra's strongest decade.
15,636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 92
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 251
1950s
251 births
- 1960s 715
1960s
715 births
- 1970s 1,238
1970s
1,238 births
- 1980s 2,253
1980s
2,253 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,942 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,636 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,686 births
- 2020s 2,450
2020s
2,450 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15,636 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kyra 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 Kyra's total volume
Kyra by state
Where Kyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,589 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,379 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,146 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,797 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,718 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,707 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,515 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,425 | 3.7% |
3,589 of 38,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kyra appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyra's data
- Kyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (15,636 total births); usage has since declined to 2,450 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kyras (3,589 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Kyra 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.