Unisex name · since 1970
Kyri
Kyri has 519 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyri is the #13508 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 519 recorded since 1970.
Kyri has 519 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13508 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,508 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 519 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyri ranks #11,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,508 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 519 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyri's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Kyri compares
519 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kyri's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyri's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kyri popularity over time - boys
424 total births recorded since 1990 (Kyri as boys' name)
Kyri by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (218 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Kyri's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kyri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 218 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kyri 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 Kyri's total volume
Kyri by state
Where Kyri concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Kyri's data
- Kyri's decade-level peak was the 2010s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kyris (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kyri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kyri 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.