girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Zyra

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,732 Trend ↑ Rising 69%
Rank 2025
#1,732
among girls · ↑63 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
118
named Zyra · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,621
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
118 babies
All-time total
1,186
#6,672 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Zyra popularity over time

1,186 babies have been named Zyra since 1998, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 6 1 – #14,121
2000s 148 15 +2367% #5,954
2010s 472 47 +219% #2,537
2020s (to 2025) 560 93 +98% #1,732

Where Zyra 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 129 0.08 outside top 500
2027 140 0.09 outside top 500
2028 149 0.09 outside top 500
2029 158 0.10 outside top 500
2030 165 0.10 outside top 500

Where Zyra is most popular

Girls named Zyra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

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 Zyra 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
California 96 0.114 +90%
Texas 61 0.076 +26%
Florida 28 0.065 +9%
Arizona 7 0.050 -17%
Washington 7 0.048 -19%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -20%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -37%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -45%
New York 13 0.033 -45%
Ohio 7 0.030 -51%
Michigan 5 0.027 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Zyra

Zyra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,732 in 2025 with 118 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 1,186 American babies have been named Zyra. Its peak came in 2025, when 118 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Zyra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zyra?

The median living Zyra is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 1,200 people named Zyra are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Zyra year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 118 #1,732
2024 113 #1,795
2023 100 #1,983
2022 77 #2,403
2021 79 #2,326
2020 73 #2,415
2019 70 #2,537
2018 57 #2,927
2017 59 #2,872
2016 39 #3,922
2015 54 #3,128
2014 45 #3,548
2013 41 #3,777
2012 34 #4,386
2011 49 #3,349
2010 24 #5,770
2009 23 #6,090
2008 24 #5,954
2007 23 #6,091
2006 14 #8,714
2005 16 #7,499
2004 7 #14,178
2003 13 #8,504
2002 10 #10,245
2001 13 #8,195
2000 5 #17,660
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zyra?

The median living Zyra is about 6 years old. Half of all living Zyras are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Zyra are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Zyra are alive in the United States, based on 1,186 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zyra in 2025?

Zyra ranked #1,732 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zyra?

1,186 babies have been named Zyra in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zyra most popular?

Zyra peaked in 2025, when 118 newborns received the name.

Is Zyra a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Zyra rising or falling?

Zyra is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zyra become more popular?

Zyra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 165 girls named Zyra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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