Zyra
Girl name · #1731 in 2025 · Rare
Zyra is currently the #1731 girl name in the United States — 118 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3092, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,254 girls born in 2025 was named Zyra.
The 27-year story
Zyra first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 118 babies and a rank of #1721. 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 Zyra per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zyra in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zyra is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zyra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zyra is most common
State-level data for Zyra is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zyra
Statistically, parents drawn to Zyra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amyra, Ayra, Zamora, Cyra, and Nyra.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zyra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #1721 |
| 2024 | 113 | #1779 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | 77 | #2388 |
| 2021 | 79 | #2309 |
| 2020 | 73 | #2394 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2508 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2905 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2835 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3092 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3486 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4296 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3303 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5891 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5895 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zyra a popular girl name?
Zyra ranked #1731 among girls in 2025 with 118 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3092.
When was the name Zyra most popular?
Zyra peaked in 2025, when 118 American girls received the name (ranked #1721 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zyra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,254 newborn American girls was named Zyra. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it 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.