US rank #1796 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,066 births

Zyra — #1796 US girls' name

1,066 babies named Zyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1482010s4722020s440
#1796
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zyra was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

112 babies were named Zyra in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,066 babies named Zyra between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zyra currently holds the #1796 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 112 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zyra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 472 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zyra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zyra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zyra 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 1,066 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.

Zyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,066

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2024

112 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,796

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
112
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
-50050100150 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Zyra by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
472 births that decade — 44% of Zyra's all-time total
1990s62000s1482010s4722020s440

Zyra by state

Where Zyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 14.1%
#2 Texas
102 9.6%
#3 Florida
24 2.3%
#4 New York
18 1.7%
#5 Arizona
7 0.7%
#6 North Carolina
6 0.6%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.6%
California share of Zyra's total US births 14.1%
Even split

150 of 1,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zyra?
1,066 babies have been named Zyra since 1998. It currently ranks #1796 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 112 births.
When was Zyra most popular?
Zyra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 472 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zyra most popular?
The top states for the name Zyra are California (150 births), Texas (102 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Zyra been used?
Zyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyriah, Zyria, Zyrah, Zyrielle, 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, 1998–2024 (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.