Kyra
#827 for girls in 2025, 329 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #10,151
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2005 · 1,912 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 38,285since 1919
Kyra over time
Rank among girls' names. Kyra has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #827 | 329 | — | |
| 2024 | #720 | 391 | — | |
| 2023 | #698 | 414 | — | |
| 2022 | #657 | 451 | — | |
| 2021 | #664 | 447 | — | |
| 2020 | #678 | 418 | — | |
| 2019 | #590 | 517 | — | |
| 2018 | #609 | 497 | — | |
| 2017 | #592 | 506 | — | |
| 2016 | #538 | 578 | — | |
| 2015 | #490 | 654 | — | |
| 2014 | #485 | 649 | — | |
| 2013 | #399 | 769 | — | |
| 2012 | #406 | 770 | — | |
| 2011 | #388 | 817 | — | |
| 2010 | #347 | 929 | — | |
| 2009 | #272 | 1,202 | — | |
| 2008 | #238 | 1,443 | — | |
| 2007 | #189 | 1,759 | — | |
| 2006 | #195 | 1,799 | — | |
| 2005 | #179 | 1,912 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #220 | 1,543 | — | |
| 2003 | #223 | 1,459 | — | |
| 2002 | #226 | 1,388 | — | |
| 2001 | #207 | 1,535 | — | |
| 2000 | #201 | 1,596 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #210 | 1,470 | — | |
| 1998 | #198 | 1,565 | — | |
| 1997 | #203 | 1,445 | — | |
| 1996 | #263 | 1,083 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #393 | 675 | — | |
| 1994 | #405 | 618 | — | |
| 1993 | #392 | 647 | — | |
| 1992 | #438 | 574 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #510 | 458 | — | |
| 1990 | #570 | 407 | — | |
| 1989 | #586 | 373 | — | |
| 1988 | #559 | 382 | — | |
| 1987 | #744 | 243 | — | |
| 1986 | #809 | 207 | — | |
| 1985 | #913 | 173 | — | |
| 1984 | #819 | 192 | — | |
| 1983 | #764 | 210 | — | |
| 1982 | #791 | 204 | — | |
| 1981 | #976 | 150 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,141 | 119 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,036 | 134 | — | |
| 1978 | #995 | 137 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,141 | 111 | — | |
| 1976 | #891 | 148 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,038 | 115 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,082 | 108 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,001 | 118 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,006 | 117 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,047 | 115 | — | |
| 1970 | #940 | 135 | — | |
| 1969 | #918 | 134 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,099 | 94 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,093 | 91 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,463 | 57 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,463 | 57 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,443 | 61 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,533 | 54 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,542 | 52 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,117 | 28 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,754 | 38 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,693 | 39 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
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| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kyra! It came in at #4,814, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kyra is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#102 · 1 in 349
- Montana#123 · 1 in 426
- Alaska#131 · 1 in 419
- District of Columbia#137 · 1 in 447
- Utah#145 · 1 in 635
Best ever in a state: #42 in Hawaii, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #102 | 12 | 1 in 349 |
| Montana | #123 | 7 | 1 in 426 |
| Alaska | #131 | 6 | 1 in 419 |
| District of Columbia | #137 | 8 | 1 in 447 |
| Utah | #145 | 24 | 1 in 635 |
| Colorado | #158 | 31 | 1 in 677 |
| Mississippi | #169 | 16 | 1 in 725 |
| Connecticut | #170 | 19 | 1 in 858 |
| Kansas | #170 | 17 | 1 in 732 |
| Nevada | #179 | 11 | 1 in 750 |
| Pennsylvania | #180 | 61 | 1 in 993 |
| New Mexico | #181 | 13 | 1 in 669 |
| Washington | #184 | 33 | 1 in 865 |
| Oregon | #185 | 19 | 1 in 877 |
| Michigan | #200 | 49 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Oklahoma | #211 | 16 | 1 in 998 |
| Kentucky | #213 | 17 | 1 in 1,155 |
| West Virginia | #216 | 7 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Ohio | #220 | 48 | 1 in 1,294 |
| Virginia | #220 | 30 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Illinois | #222 | 61 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Wisconsin | #233 | 20 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Minnesota | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Maryland | #240 | 19 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Massachusetts | #241 | 24 | 1 in 1,342 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 30 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Indiana | #248 | 24 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Louisiana | #252 | 17 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Missouri | #271 | 18 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Nebraska | #282 | 6 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Florida | #290 | 42 | 1 in 1,732 |
| New York | #294 | 63 | 1 in 1,656 |
| California | #311 | 134 | 1 in 1,715 |
| Iowa | #312 | 8 | 1 in 1,786 |
| Arkansas | #326 | 7 | 1 in 1,671 |
| South Carolina | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,806 |
| North Carolina | #329 | 20 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Tennessee | #349 | 13 | 1 in 2,278 |
| Georgia | #350 | 20 | 1 in 2,075 |
| Arizona | #371 | 15 | 1 in 1,898 |
| Alabama | #384 | 9 | 1 in 2,285 |
| Texas | #620 | 35 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kyra
- 107 spots since 2024 (#720 → #827)
- 149 spots since 2020 (#678 → #827)
- 337 spots since 2015 (#490 → #827)
- Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1982 (#976 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 250 spots in 1977 (#891 → #1,141)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 2005 at #179 (1,912 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1981–2025
- Highest: 1 in 966 girls born in 2005 were named Kyra (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,885 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 40.8% of all girls named Kyra (15,636) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,814 (1919) | #4,814 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 17 | #2,940 (1938) | #3,043 |
| 1940s | 92 | #2,354 (1947) | #3,501 |
| 1950s | 251 | #1,617 (1959) | #2,447 |
| 1960s | 715 | #918 (1969) | #1,352 |
| 1970s | 1,238 | #891 (1976) | #1,018 |
| 1980s | 2,253 | #559 (1988) | #810 |
| 1990s | 8,942 | #198 (1998) | #358 |
| 2000s | 15,636 | #179 (2005) | #215 |
| 2010s | 6,686 | #347 (2010) | #484 |
| 2020s | 2,450 | #657 (2022) | #707 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kyra in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,619 of them was named Kyra, which outranked 98.3% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 378,860 of them was named Kyra, which outranked 14.4% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,521 names at #9,015; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.