US rank #2989 Girls' name Peak 2008 2,439 births

Kyrah — #2989 US girls' name

2,439 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.

1980s221990s3172000s9442010s7942020s362
#2989
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kyrah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

114 babies were named Kyrah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,439 babies named Kyrah between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyrah currently holds the #2989 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyrah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 944 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kyrah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyrah in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyrah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,439 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kyrah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,439

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2008

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,989

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
114
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Kyrah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
944 births that decade — 39% of Kyrah's all-time total
1980s221990s3172000s9442010s7942020s362

Kyrah by state

Where Kyrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyrah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
184 7.5%
#2 Texas
167 6.8%
#3 Florida
124 5.1%
#4 Ohio
85 3.5%
#5 New York
75 3.1%
#6 Georgia
38 1.6%
#7 Michigan
30 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
30 1.2%
California share of Kyrah's total US births 7.5%
Even split

184 of 2,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Kyrah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyrah?
2,439 babies have been named Kyrah since 1987. It currently ranks #2989 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 114 births.
When was Kyrah most popular?
Kyrah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 944 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kyrah most popular?
The top states for the name Kyrah are California (184 births), Texas (167 births), Florida (124 births).
How long has the name Kyrah been used?
Kyrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyrah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyra, Kyrie, Kyrsten, Kyrstin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.