How Many People Are Named Kira?
An estimated 38,948 people in the United States have the first name Kira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kira peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,396 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kira 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 Kira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
38,948
About 1 in 8,800 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,396 births
Total Registered
40,045
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kira
Kira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 40,045 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kira as a male name
Ranked #12,502 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1982 (6 births)
Kira as a female name
Ranked #455 in 2024
684 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,391 births)
Kira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kira span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 12,096 babies were registered. While Kira is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kira by Decade
How has Kira 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.
Kira by State
Birth registrations for Kira span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 737 Kiras were registered per state.
Kira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kira
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kira?
We estimate approximately 38,948 people named Kira 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 8,800 Americans share this first name.
Is Kira a common name?
Kira is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40,045 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kira most popular?
Kira reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,396 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kira is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kira a female name?
Kira is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kira Smith, Kira Johnson, Kira 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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