Boys' name · since 2002

Kyro

Kyro has 2,977 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,552 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#611 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,977
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Kyro is the #611 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,977 recorded since 2002.

Kyro has 2,977 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #611 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #2,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #611 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,977 born since 2002
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyro ranks #2,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,977 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.

#2,552 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#611 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,977
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95.6%
Kyro vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyro's 2,977 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Kyro compares

2,977 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Kyro's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kyro Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,977 369 358,536
Peak-year births 463 34 22,252

Kyro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kyro's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 463, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kyro popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
463
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
0100200300400500 2002201120142017202020232025 463

Kyro popularity over time - girls

13 total births recorded since 2022 (Kyro as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 13 births
456789 20222023 8

Kyro by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (2,290 births, 77% of the file).

2020s was Kyro's strongest decade.

2,290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Kyro births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,290 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kyro compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kyro's total volume

Kyro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.8%-73, 4.1%-52, 5.7%-62, 11.9%-34, 13.7%-58, 11.2%-135, 3.5%-40, 7.1%-112, 3.3%-145, 3.4%-129, 1.9%-58, 11.1%-44, 5%-52, 4.2%-113, 3.8%Kyro-24, 15.6%Kyro
Kyro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Kyro by state

Where Kyro concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
318 10.7%
#2 Florida
283 9.5%
#3 Texas
258 8.7%
#4 New York
187 6.3%
#5 Georgia
129 4.3%
#6 North Carolina
117 3.9%
#7 Virginia
102 3.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
91 3.1%
California share of Kyro's total US births 10.7%
Even split

318 of 2,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Kyro appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyro?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 2,977 babies named Kyro. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,552 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #611 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 463 births.
Where does Kyro sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyro ranks #2,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kyro most popular?
Kyro was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,290 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Kyro most popular?
The top states for the name Kyro are California (318 births), Florida (283 births), Texas (258 births).
How long has the name Kyro been used?
Kyro has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kyro?
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.

What to do with Kyro's data

  • California records the most Kyros (318 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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Nearby Names Like Kyro

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kyro

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2025 (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 Kyro 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.