girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Kyra

Meaning lady Gender Girl Rank 2025 #830 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Byzantine Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus.

Rank 2025
#830
among girls · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
329
named Kyra · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,885
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
1,918 babies
All-time total
38,308
#712 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Kyra popularity over time

38,308 babies have been named Kyra since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #5,181
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 17 – 17 2 – #3,054
1940s 92 – 92 9 +441% #2,400
1950s 251 – 251 25 +173% #1,628
1960s 715 – 715 72 +185% #918
1970s 1,238 – 1,238 124 +73% #894
1980s 2,253 – 2,253 225 +82% #559
1990s 8,942 10 8,952 895 +297% #199
2000s 15,636 13 15,649 1,565 +75% #179
2010s 6,686 – 6,686 669 -57% #347
2020s (to 2025) 2,450 – 2,450 408 -39% #657

Where Kyra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 317 0.20 outside top 500
2027 307 0.19 outside top 500
2028 299 0.19 outside top 500
2029 292 0.18 outside top 500
2030 286 0.18 outside top 500

Where Kyra is most popular

Girls named Kyra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.250 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, West Virginia, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kyra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 32 0.689 +175%
West Virginia 11 0.420 +68%
Alabama 38 0.405 +62%
South Carolina 36 0.400 +60%
Connecticut 23 0.395 +58%
Indiana 54 0.385 +54%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +52%
Arizona 52 0.371 +48%
Pennsylvania 87 0.368 +47%
New York 140 0.354 +41%
Oklahoma 26 0.353 +41%
New Jersey 63 0.349 +39%
Washington 50 0.346 +38%
Kentucky 29 0.339 +35%
Ohio 80 0.337 +35%
Tennessee 53 0.335 +34%
Florida 138 0.323 +29%
Colorado 36 0.323 +29%
Massachusetts 38 0.314 +25%
Minnesota 33 0.306 +22%
Virginia 51 0.299 +19%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +10%
California 225 0.268 +7%
Georgia 57 0.251 ≈ national
Missouri 30 0.249 ≈ national
Maryland 25 0.236 -6%
Michigan 38 0.209 -17%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -18%
Iowa 12 0.205 -18%
Wisconsin 21 0.204 -19%
Texas 154 0.191 -24%
Kansas 11 0.191 -24%
Arkansas 10 0.189 -24%
Oregon 12 0.184 -26%
Illinois 40 0.175 -30%
Idaho 5 0.149 -40%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -44%
Louisiana 10 0.114 -54%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -57%
Utah 6 0.072 -71%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kyra

Kyra is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #830 in 2025 with 329 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 38,308 American babies have been named Kyra. Its peak came in 2005, when 1,918 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kyra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kyra?

The median living Kyra is about 22 years old; half are between 16 and 28. An estimated 38 thousand people named Kyra are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kyra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 329 #830 – –
2024 391 #722 – –
2023 414 #698 – –
2022 451 #657 – –
2021 447 #665 – –
2020 418 #678 – –
2019 517 #590 – –
2018 497 #610 – –
2017 506 #594 – –
2016 578 #538 – –
2015 654 #490 – –
2014 649 #485 – –
2013 769 #399 – –
2012 770 #406 – –
2011 817 #388 – –
2010 929 #347 – –
2009 1,202 #272 – –
2008 1,443 #238 – –
2007 1,759 #189 – –
2006 1,799 #195 – –
2005 1,912 #179 6 #10,898
2004 1,543 #220 – –
2003 1,459 #223 – –
2002 1,388 #226 – –
2001 1,535 #207 – –
2000 1,596 #202 7 #8,738
1995 675 #393 – –
1990 407 #570 – –
1985 173 #916 – –
1980 119 #1,146 – –
1975 115 #1,041 – –
1970 135 #945 – –
1965 57 #1,470 – –
1960 52 #1,548 – –
1955 34 #1,827 – –
1950 8 #4,147 – –
1945 6 #4,289 – –
1940 8 #3,364 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kyra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kyra Sedgwick Kyra Sedgwick American actress (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kyra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kyra?

The median living Kyra is about 22 years old. Half of all living Kyras are between 16 and 28 years old.

How many people named Kyra are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Kyra are alive in the United States, based on 38,308 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kyra mean?

Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Byzantine Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus.

How popular is the name Kyra in 2025?

Kyra ranked #830 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 329 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kyra?

38,308 babies have been named Kyra in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kyra most popular?

Kyra peaked in 2005, when 1,918 newborns received the name.

Is Kyra a boy or girl name?

Kyra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kyra rising or falling?

Kyra is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kyra become more popular?

Kyra is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 286 girls named Kyra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kyra?

Well-known people named Kyra include Kyra Sedgwick (actor).

Names like Kyra

Names that sound and feel close to Kyra: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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