Is Kyra a boy or girl name?
Kyra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 389 girls and 0 boys were named Kyra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 37,970 US babies named Kyra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #722
- Babies named Kyra since 1919
- 37,970
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 1,918 babies
Boys and girls named Kyra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 251 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 715 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,238 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,253 | 100% |
| 1990s | 10 | 8,942 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 13 | 15,635 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,684 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,115 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 389 | #722 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 413 | #698 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 449 | #659 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 447 | #665 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 417 | #679 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 516 | #590 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 497 | #610 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 506 | #594 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 578 | #538 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 654 | #490 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 649 | #485 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 768 | #399 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 770 | #406 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 817 | #388 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 929 | #347 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,201 | #272 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,443 | #238 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,759 | #189 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,799 | #195 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,897 | 1,912 | #179 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,543 | #220 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,459 | #223 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,388 | #226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,535 | #207 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,738 | 1,596 | #202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,470 | #211 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,565 | #199 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,445 | #203 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,883 | 1,083 | #264 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 675 | #393 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 618 | #405 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 647 | #392 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,222 | 574 | #439 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 458 | #510 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 407 | #570 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 373 | #588 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 382 | #559 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 243 | #745 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 207 | #812 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 173 | #916 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 192 | #820 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 210 | #764 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 204 | #792 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 150 | #977 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,147 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,043 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 137 | #998 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,144 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 148 | #894 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,041 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,086 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,002 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,007 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,050 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 135 | #945 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 134 | #918 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,104 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,096 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,467 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,469 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,452 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,380 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,601 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,542 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,548 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,628 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,139 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,761 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,827 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,555 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,371 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,121 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,750 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,147 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,677 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,407 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,399 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,829 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,300 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,781 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,989 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,781 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,364 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,289 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,054 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,181 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kyra reached #8,738 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #179 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 Kyra
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.