NameTides

Kayra

Kayra was the #4,460 girls' name in the US in 2025 (31 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Kayra as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kayra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Kayra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,460 (31)#2,278 (12)#1,882 (12)
2024#3,892 (38)#1,603 (19)#1,710 (13)
2023#3,476 (45)#1,206 (27)#1,774 (12)
2022#4,378 (32)#1,849 (15)#2,315 (8)
2021#5,091 (25)#1,692 (17)#1,876 (11)
2020#4,648 (28)#2,615 (9)#2,007 (10)
2019#5,798 (21)#2,170 (12)#2,025 (10)
2018#4,458 (31)#2,187 (12)#2,892 (6)
2017#5,045 (26)#2,925 (8)—
2016#5,284 (25)#2,367 (11)—
2015#5,127 (26)#4,103 (5)#3,286 (5)
2014#7,302 (16)#2,464 (10)#3,316 (5)
2013#5,143 (26)#3,160 (7)—
2012#6,576 (19)#3,285 (7)—
2011#7,783 (15)#2,432 (10)—

Kayra as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Kayra as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Kayra as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#10,695 (6)#3,256 (6)
2024#8,312 (9)#4,271 (4)
2023#7,738 (10)#3,524 (5)
2022#10,863 (6)#2,756 (7)
2020#12,022 (5)#3,848 (4)
2019—#3,013 (6)
2018—#2,445 (8)
2017—#3,040 (6)
2015—#2,483 (8)
2014—#3,895 (4)
2013—#2,954 (6)
2012—#3,039 (6)
2011—#2,390 (8)
2010—#4,678 (3)
2009—#2,544 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,476.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.
  • In 2025, 84% of US babies named Kayra were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 250,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kayra is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 65,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kayra by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,545FL
Kayra (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Kayra (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KayraCanadaGirls#1,88212
KayraEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
KayraEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
KayraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KayraUSGirls#4,46031
KayraUSBoys#10,6956