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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#42 · 1 in 174
- South Dakota#53 · 1 in 201
- Wyoming#72 · 1 in 188
- Vermont#74 · 1 in 226
- Minnesota#114 · 1 in 500
Best ever in a state: #42 in Hawaii, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #42 | 19 | 1 in 174 |
| South Dakota | #53 | 16 | 1 in 201 |
| Wyoming | #72 | 7 | 1 in 188 |
| Vermont | #74 | 7 | 1 in 226 |
| Minnesota | #114 | 52 | 1 in 500 |
| Idaho | #121 | 16 | 1 in 428 |
| Ohio | #123 | 97 | 1 in 591 |
| Maryland | #125 | 45 | 1 in 550 |
| New Hampshire | #129 | 9 | 1 in 492 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 50 | 1 in 621 |
| Wisconsin | #135 | 44 | 1 in 569 |
| Indiana | #136 | 54 | 1 in 602 |
| Oregon | #140 | 28 | 1 in 568 |
| Alaska | #141 | 6 | 1 in 383 |
| Iowa | #142 | 24 | 1 in 570 |
| Louisiana | #142 | 33 | 1 in 596 |
| Massachusetts | #152 | 41 | 1 in 695 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 65 | 1 in 698 |
| North Dakota | #155 | 5 | 1 in 483 |
| Alabama | #156 | 27 | 1 in 731 |
| Virginia | #159 | 51 | 1 in 728 |
| Arkansas | #163 | 19 | 1 in 648 |
| Colorado | #163 | 37 | 1 in 668 |
| New York | #163 | 113 | 1 in 841 |
| West Virginia | #164 | 11 | 1 in 624 |
| Georgia | #167 | 68 | 1 in 756 |
| Illinois | #167 | 88 | 1 in 763 |
| Kentucky | #167 | 27 | 1 in 729 |
| Maine | #167 | 7 | 1 in 627 |
| Mississippi | #167 | 17 | 1 in 681 |
| Oklahoma | #168 | 24 | 1 in 695 |
| Pennsylvania | #169 | 71 | 1 in 773 |
| South Carolina | #176 | 23 | 1 in 758 |
| New Mexico | #181 | 13 | 1 in 641 |
| Missouri | #182 | 34 | 1 in 853 |
| New Jersey | #183 | 46 | 1 in 882 |
| Arizona | #185 | 46 | 1 in 772 |
| Michigan | #189 | 53 | 1 in 894 |
| Nebraska | #190 | 12 | 1 in 691 |
| Nevada | #190 | 17 | 1 in 682 |
| Connecticut | #200 | 16 | 1 in 890 |
| Florida | #204 | 85 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Kansas | #206 | 17 | 1 in 810 |
| Washington | #221 | 33 | 1 in 890 |
| Utah | #226 | 20 | 1 in 920 |
| Texas | #246 | 138 | 1 in 1,164 |
| California | #277 | 166 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 966 of them was named Kyra, which outranked 99.1% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Kyra, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #9,115Zyshawn7
- #10,151Kyra6
- #10,151Aadam6
- #10,151Aadhav6
- #10,151Abanoub6
- #11,472Aadesh5
- #11,472Aadin5
- #11,472Aahan5
Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.