Kayra
Girl name · #4490 in 2025 · Uniqueness 74/100
Kayra is currently the #4490 girl name in the United States — 31 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5127, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 girls born in 2025 was named Kayra.
The 48-year story
Kayra first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 45 babies and a rank of #3476. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kayra per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kayra in class?
Kayra scores 74 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Kayra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kayra is most common
State-level data for Kayra is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kayra
Statistically, parents drawn to Kayra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Syra, Nayra, Cyra, Samyra, and Niara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kayra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #4460 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3476 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4458 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5045 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5284 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5127 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5143 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4107 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3779 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3721 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4811 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4581 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5419 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5444 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kayra a popular girl name?
Kayra ranked #4490 among girls in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5127.
When was the name Kayra most popular?
Kayra peaked in 2023, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3476 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kayra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American girls was named Kayra. It scores 74/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.