How Many People Are Named Kaira?
An estimated 3,135 people in the United States have the first name Kaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kaira peaked in popularity in 2019 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,135
About 1 in 109,332 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2019
186 births
Total Registered
3,183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaira
Kaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaira as a female name
Ranked #1,253 in 2024
185 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (186 births)
Kaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,011 babies were registered. Kaira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kaira by Decade
How has Kaira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaira by State
Birth registrations for Kaira span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 70 Kairas were registered per state.
Kaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaira
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaira?
We estimate approximately 3,135 people named Kaira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 109,332 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaira a common name?
Kaira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaira most popular?
Kaira reached peak popularity in 2019, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaira is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaira a female name?
Kaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaira Smith, Kaira Johnson, Kaira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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