NameTides

Kyra

Kyra was the #827 girls' name in the US in 2025 (329 babies), and #455 in England & Wales and #425 in Canada.

Kyra as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kyra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Kyra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#827 (329)#455 (88)#324 (10)#231 (7)#273 (15)#425 (74)
2024#720 (391)#411 (104)#384 (8)#212 (8)#294 (14)#442 (68)
2023#698 (414)#389 (106)#482 (6)#328 (4)#190 (24)#333 (89)
2022#657 (451)#427 (99)—#305 (5)#203 (23)#332 (88)
2021#664 (447)#404 (110)#442 (7)#446 (3)#209 (22)#289 (112)
2020#678 (418)#486 (83)#765 (3)#246 (6)#211 (21)#397 (79)
2019#590 (517)#401 (106)#493 (6)#424 (3)#260 (18)#417 (78)
2018#609 (497)#442 (98)#680 (4)#238 (7)#235 (20)#331 (101)
2017#592 (506)#442 (99)#570 (5)#355 (4)#301 (15)#376 (88)
2016#538 (578)#366 (127)#383 (9)#276 (6)#254 (18)#452 (75)
2015#490 (654)#318 (147)#455 (7)#166 (13)#222 (23)#381 (90)
2014#485 (649)#373 (120)#323 (12)#278 (6)#304 (16)#398 (84)
2013#399 (769)#329 (140)#387 (9)#218 (9)#399 (11)#351 (93)
2012#406 (770)#332 (146)#351 (11)#229 (8)#237 (22)#324 (98)
2011#388 (817)#285 (172)#465 (7)#246 (7)#285 (18)#330 (101)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #179.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1919.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,900 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 4,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kyra is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 5,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kyra by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: #402IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: #619ORNevada: #374NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: #644OHPennsylvania: #725PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: #459CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #939CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #541VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: #296NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: #467SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #796GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #735FL
Kyra (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#37234
Quebec2025#5009

Kyra (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
KyraCanadaGirls#42574
KyraEngland & WalesGirls#45588
KyraIrelandGirls#27315
KyraNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
KyraScotlandGirls#32410
KyraUSGirls#827329
KyraUSBoys—too few

Notes on Kyra

In 2005 Kyra peaked in both the US and Canada, at #179 and #119. The American rank has fallen a long way, and 2025 was its weakest year since that peak. Ireland went the other way and reached its best rank, #190, in 2023. Among US states, New Mexico leads at #296.