Is Kira a boy or girl name?
Kira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 684 girls and 0 boys were named Kira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 40,045 US babies named Kira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #455
- Babies named Kira since 1938
- 40,045
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 1,396 babies
Boys and girls named Kira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,506 | 100% |
| 1980s | 16 | 5,462 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 7,439 | 100% |
| 2000s | 11 | 12,085 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,977 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,824 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 684 | #455 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 718 | #429 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 801 | #390 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 813 | #384 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 808 | #385 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 818 | #383 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 829 | #379 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 821 | #379 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 881 | #369 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 910 | #361 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 950 | #349 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 901 | #355 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 885 | #358 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 946 | #334 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #309 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #296 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,370 | #251 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,266 | #269 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,362 | #249 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,502 | 1,391 | #241 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,741 | 1,184 | #275 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,084 | #287 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,126 | #277 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #287 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #292 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #284 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,136 | #274 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 892 | #324 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 725 | #372 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 682 | #388 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 676 | #379 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 656 | #388 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 586 | #430 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 531 | #461 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 449 | #528 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 476 | #494 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 559 | #417 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 530 | #422 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 492 | #436 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,108 | 591 | #385 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,879 | 766 | #310 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 555 | #395 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,047 | 891 | #273 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 393 | #508 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 209 | #787 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 153 | #955 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,018 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 144 | #962 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 146 | #905 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 258 | #613 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 193 | #740 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 123 | #969 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,093 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 130 | #976 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,021 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 119 | #991 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,139 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,184 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,155 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,453 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,429 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,049 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,271 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,531 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,481 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,580 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,877 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,517 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,908 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,462 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,631 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,662 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kira reached #6,047 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #241 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.