Kayra Girl
How popular is Kayra?
#4,459 girl name in 2025
31 baby girls were named Kayra in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Kayra popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,459 for girls (▼ 567 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,125 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (45 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,475 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 11% boys, 89% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kayra counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaira family of names ranked #1,017 for girls in 2025 (#902 the year before), with 197 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaira | 152 | 77% |
| Kayra | 31 | 16% |
| Caira | 9 | 5% |
| Kairah | 5 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kayra is most popular
Babies named Kayra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Kayra by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1980s | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1990s | 117 | #5,655 |
| 2000s | 282 | #3,720 |
| 2010s | 222 | #4,457 |
| 2020s | 199 | #3,475 |
Girl names about as popular as Kayra
Questions
- Is Kayra a boy or girl name?
- Kayra is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Kayra were girls.
- How popular is the name Kayra?
- 31 baby girls were named Kayra in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Kayra most popular?
- Kayra peaked in 2023, when 45 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,475 in 2023.
- How many people are named Kayra?
- 871 babies have been named Kayra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 864 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Kayra most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kayra was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.