Girls' name · since 1998
Zykira
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 264 babies named Zykira, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zykira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 264 have been recorded since 1998.
Zykira has 264 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2018.
- #17,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zykira ranks #17,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zykira's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Zykira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zykira's full recorded timeline at 2008, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zykira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2018.
264 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 25 births in a single year.
Zykira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Zykira's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zykira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (63% of all-time use).
Zykira decade highlights
- Peak decade 167 births
- Runner-up 81 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zykira by state
Where Zykira concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 14 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.9% |
14 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 5.3% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 5.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Zykira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2010s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Zykiras (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Zykira: 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 (~20 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, 1998–2018 (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 Zykira 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.
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