How Many People Are Named Kirah?
An estimated 1,001 people in the United States have the first name Kirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Kirah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kirah 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 Kirah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,001
About 1 in 342,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
57 births
Total Registered
1,018
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kirah
Kirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,018 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kirah as a female name
Ranked #6,782 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (57 births)
Kirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kirah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 393 babies were registered. Kirah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kirah by Decade
How has Kirah 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.
Kirah by State
Birth registrations for Kirah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in California, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 15 Kirahs were registered per state.
Kirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kirah
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Kirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kirah?
We estimate approximately 1,001 people named Kirah 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 342,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Kirah a common name?
Kirah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,018 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kirah most popular?
Kirah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kirah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kirah a female name?
Kirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kirah Smith, Kirah Johnson, Kirah 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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