How Many People Are Named Kyra?
An estimated 36,898 people in the United States have the first name Kyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kyra peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,918 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kyra 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 Kyra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
36,898
About 1 in 9,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,918 births
Total Registered
37,970
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kyra
Kyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 37,970 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kyra as a male name
Ranked #10,897 in 2005
6 male births in 2005
Peak: 2000 (7 births)
Kyra as a female name
Ranked #722 in 2024
389 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,912 births)
Kyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kyra span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15,648 babies were registered. Kyra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kyra by Decade
How has Kyra 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.
Kyra by State
Birth registrations for Kyra span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 688 Kyras were registered per state.
Kyra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kyra
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyra?
We estimate approximately 36,898 people named Kyra 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 9,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Kyra a common name?
Kyra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 37,970 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kyra most popular?
Kyra reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,918 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kyra is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kyra a female name?
Kyra is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kyra Smith, Kyra Johnson, Kyra 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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