Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Kira name popularity since 1925
40,856 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kira. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Kira is about 22 years old in 2026. Kira peaked in 2005 as the #241 name for girls, and it ranked #385 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,856
- Named Kira, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #385
- for girls in 2025 (801 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 40,829 girls · 27 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Kira made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kira births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Kira both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1977 and 1982, Kira became 5.6× more common, from 1 in 10,600 baby girls to 1 in 1,900.
- Steepest fall: Between 1984 and 1989, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 2,200 to 1 in 3,870.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kira's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kira.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kira in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 88 | 0 | #5,517 |
| 1960s | 627 | 0 | #1,452 |
| 1970s | 1,505 | 0 | #613 |
| 1980s | 5,462 | 16 | #385 |
| 1990s | 7,439 | 0 | #388 |
| 2000s | 12,085 | 11 | #241 |
| 2010s | 8,979 | 0 | #361 |
| 2020–25 | 4,634 | 0 | #385 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.3% of babies named Kira from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kira is most popular
The index compares Kira's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kira.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.89× | 472 |
| Utah | 2.82× | 931 |
| Nevada | 2.59× | 359 |
| Oregon | 2.23× | 810 |
| Colorado | 2.09× | 1,001 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kira and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kira (this page) | 40,829 | 2005 |
| Kyra | 38,280 | 2005 |
| Kirra | 2,605 | 2008 |
| Kirah | 1,034 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kira's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kira.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kira (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data