US rank #5746 Unisex name Peak 1998 636 births

Kyre — #5746 US boys' name

636 babies named Kyre in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s1832000s1802010s1852020s81
#5746
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kyre was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

30 babies were named Kyre in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyre

The Social Security Administration has registered 636 babies named Kyre between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyre currently holds the #5746 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Kyre is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 35 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyre performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kyre shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyre in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyre 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 636 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.

Kyre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

636

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1998

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,746

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyre popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
30
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941989 7

Kyre popularity over time — girls

35 total births recorded since 1986 (Kyre as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
4.555.566.577.5 201420082002199319911986 5

Kyre by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 29% of Kyre's all-time total
1980s71990s1832000s1802010s1852020s81

Kyre by state

Where Kyre concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kyre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.6%
#2 Maryland
6 0.9%
California share of Kyre's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyre?
636 babies have been named Kyre since 1989. It currently ranks #5746 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 30 births.
When was Kyre most popular?
Kyre was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kyre most popular?
The top states for the name Kyre are California (10 births), Maryland (6 births).
Is Kyre a unisex name?
Yes, Kyre is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 636 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Kyre been used?
Kyre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyrie, Kyree, Kyron, Kyren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2024 (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.