Girls' name · since 1987
Kyrah
2,489 babies named Kyrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,489
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyrah is the #3234 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,489 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyrah has been recorded 2,489 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #3234 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #4,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,234 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,489 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyrah ranks #4,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,234 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,489 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,489
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyrah's 2,489 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kyrah compares
2,489 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kyrah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyrah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyrah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 114, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kyrah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (944 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kyrah's strongest decade.
944 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kyrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 317
1990s
317 births
- 2000s
2000s
944 births
- 2010s
2010s
794 births
- 2020s
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 944 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kyrah 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 Kyrah's total volume
Kyrah by state
Where Kyrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 184 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 167 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 130 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 85 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 75 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 46 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.2% |
184 of 2,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kyrah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyrah's data
- Kyrah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (944 total births) through the 2020s (412) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kyrahs (184 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kyrah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kyrah 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.