Kyra is an established girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Kyra is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #830 for girl births in the United States (and #1,590 across all names), given to 329 babies. Kyra was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 2005 (1,912 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 329 | 329 | #830 | — |
| 2024 | 391 | 391 | #722 | — |
| 2023 | 414 | 414 | #698 | — |
| 2022 | 451 | 451 | #657 | — |
| 2021 | 447 | 447 | #665 | — |
| 2020 | 418 | 418 | #678 | — |
| 2019 | 517 | 517 | #590 | — |
| 2018 | 497 | 497 | #610 | — |
| 2017 | 506 | 506 | #594 | — |
| 2016 | 578 | 578 | #538 | — |
| 2015 | 654 | 654 | #490 | — |
| 2014 | 649 | 649 | #485 | — |
| 2013 | 769 | 769 | #399 | — |
| 2012 | 770 | 770 | #406 | — |
| 2011 | 817 | 817 | #388 | — |
| 2010 | 929 | 934 | #347 | — |
| 2009 | 1,202 | 1,202 | #272 | — |
| 2008 | 1,443 | 1,443 | #238 | — |
| 2007 | 1,759 | 1,759 | #189 | — |
| 2006 | 1,799 | 1,805 | #195 | — |
| 2005 | 1,918 | 1,918 | #179 | #10,898 |
| 2004 | 1,543 | 1,548 | #220 | — |
| 2003 | 1,459 | 1,459 | #223 | — |
| 2002 | 1,388 | 1,388 | #226 | — |
| 2001 | 1,535 | 1,535 | #207 | — |
| 2000 | 1,603 | 1,608 | #202 | #8,738 |
| 1999 | 1,470 | 1,470 | #211 | — |
| 1998 | 1,565 | 1,565 | #199 | — |
| 1997 | 1,445 | — | #203 | — |
| 1996 | 1,088 | — | #264 | #9,885 |
| 1995 | 675 | — | #393 | — |
| 1994 | 618 | — | #405 | — |
| 1993 | 647 | — | #392 | — |
| 1992 | 579 | — | #439 | #9,222 |
| 1991 | 458 | — | #510 | — |
| 1990 | 407 | — | #570 | — |
| 1989 | 373 | — | #588 | — |
| 1988 | 382 | — | #559 | — |
| 1987 | 243 | — | #745 | — |
| 1986 | 207 | — | #812 | — |
| 1985 | 173 | — | #916 | — |
| 1984 | 192 | — | #820 | — |
| 1983 | 210 | — | #764 | — |
| 1982 | 204 | — | #792 | — |
| 1981 | 150 | — | #977 | — |
| 1980 | 119 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1979 | 134 | — | #1,043 | — |
| 1978 | 137 | — | #997 | — |
| 1977 | 111 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1976 | 148 | — | #894 | — |
| 1975 | 115 | — | #1,041 | — |
| 1974 | 108 | — | #1,086 | — |
| 1973 | 118 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1972 | 117 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1971 | 115 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1970 | 135 | — | #945 | — |
| 1969 | 134 | — | #918 | — |
| 1968 | 94 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1967 | 91 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1966 | 57 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1965 | 57 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1964 | 61 | — | #1,453 | — |
| 1963 | 65 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1962 | 50 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1961 | 54 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1960 | 52 | — | #1,548 | — |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,628 | — |
| 1958 | 28 | — | #2,139 | — |
| 1957 | 38 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1956 | 39 | — | #1,707 | — |
| 1955 | 34 | — | #1,827 | — |
| 1954 | 19 | — | #2,556 | — |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,371 | — |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #3,121 | — |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,750 | — |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,147 | — |
| 1949 | 15 | — | #2,677 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,408 | — |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #2,400 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,829 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,289 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,300 | — |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,781 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,990 | — |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,781 | — |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,364 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,289 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,054 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,181 | — |