Kira is an established girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Kira is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #385 for girl births in the United States (and #802 across all names), given to 801 babies. Kira was first reported in SSA data in 1938 and peaked in 2005 (1,391 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 801 | 801 | #385 | — |
| 2024 | 689 | 689 | #455 | — |
| 2023 | 721 | 726 | #429 | — |
| 2022 | 801 | 801 | #390 | — |
| 2021 | 814 | 814 | #384 | — |
| 2020 | 808 | 808 | #385 | — |
| 2019 | 818 | 818 | #383 | — |
| 2018 | 829 | 829 | #379 | — |
| 2017 | 821 | 821 | #379 | — |
| 2016 | 881 | 881 | #369 | — |
| 2015 | 910 | 910 | #361 | — |
| 2014 | 950 | 950 | #349 | — |
| 2013 | 902 | 902 | #355 | — |
| 2012 | 886 | 886 | #358 | — |
| 2011 | 946 | 946 | #335 | — |
| 2010 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #309 | — |
| 2009 | 1,117 | 1,117 | #296 | — |
| 2008 | 1,370 | 1,370 | #251 | — |
| 2007 | 1,266 | 1,266 | #269 | — |
| 2006 | 1,362 | 1,362 | #249 | — |
| 2005 | 1,396 | 1,402 | #241 | #12,502 |
| 2004 | 1,190 | 1,190 | #275 | #10,742 |
| 2003 | 1,084 | 1,084 | #287 | — |
| 2002 | 1,126 | 1,126 | #277 | — |
| 2001 | 1,093 | 1,093 | #287 | — |
| 2000 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #292 | — |
| 1999 | 1,106 | 1,106 | #284 | — |
| 1998 | 1,136 | 1,136 | #274 | — |
| 1997 | 892 | — | #324 | — |
| 1996 | 725 | — | #372 | — |
| 1995 | 682 | — | #388 | — |
| 1994 | 676 | — | #379 | — |
| 1993 | 656 | — | #388 | — |
| 1992 | 586 | — | #430 | — |
| 1991 | 531 | — | #461 | — |
| 1990 | 449 | — | #528 | — |
| 1989 | 476 | — | #494 | — |
| 1988 | 559 | — | #417 | — |
| 1987 | 530 | — | #421 | — |
| 1986 | 492 | — | #436 | — |
| 1985 | 596 | — | #385 | #7,107 |
| 1984 | 771 | — | #310 | #6,880 |
| 1983 | 555 | — | #395 | — |
| 1982 | 897 | — | #274 | #6,045 |
| 1981 | 393 | — | #508 | — |
| 1980 | 209 | — | #787 | — |
| 1979 | 152 | — | #958 | — |
| 1978 | 134 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1977 | 144 | — | #962 | — |
| 1976 | 146 | — | #905 | — |
| 1975 | 258 | — | #613 | — |
| 1974 | 193 | — | #740 | — |
| 1973 | 123 | — | #969 | — |
| 1972 | 104 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1971 | 130 | — | #976 | — |
| 1970 | 121 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1969 | 119 | — | #991 | — |
| 1968 | 89 | — | #1,139 | — |
| 1967 | 81 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1966 | 85 | — | #1,155 | — |
| 1965 | 58 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1964 | 63 | — | #1,430 | — |
| 1963 | 44 | — | #1,743 | — |
| 1962 | 33 | — | #2,049 | — |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #2,272 | — |
| 1960 | 27 | — | #2,271 | — |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,529 | — |
| 1958 | 22 | — | #2,482 | — |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,580 | — |
| 1956 | 17 | — | #2,877 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,517 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,908 | — |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #3,462 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,631 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,662 | — |