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Kira

Kira is currently the #385 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 801 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1938, Kira hit its all-time high of #241 in 2005, when 1,391 girls were given the name. State by state, Hawaii leads the way at #54.

Rankings

2025 rank
#385
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#241
in 2005 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
801
girls named Kira

Kira popularity, 1880–2025

0.020%0.041%0.061%0.081%18801900192019401960198020002020#241 in 2005
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2005

Where Kira is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #174 (7 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NH#174Washington: #231 (31 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)WA#231Idaho: #244 (9 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)ID#244Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025ND—Minnesota: #271 (20 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MN#271Wisconsin: #344 (15 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WI#344Michigan: #394 (22 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MI#394New York: #367 (46 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NY#367Massachusetts: #263 (22 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MA#263Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025RI—Oregon: #353 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OR#353Nevada: #292 (9 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NV#292Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025SD—Iowa: #323 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IA#323Illinois: #484 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#484Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #514 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#514Pennsylvania: #294 (37 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)PA#294New Jersey: #372 (21 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NJ#372Connecticut: #459 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CT#459California: #201 (166 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)CA#201Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #337 (18 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CO#337Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025NE—Missouri: #350 (17 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MO#350Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025WV—Virginia: #359 (22 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)VA#359Maryland: #327 (16 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MD#327Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025DE—Arizona: #578 (11 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#578New Mexico: #296 (5 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NM#296Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: #534 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#534South Carolina: #688 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#688District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kira in 2025AL—Georgia: #645 (16 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)GA#645Hawaii: #54 (11 girls, 0.51% of girls born 2025)HI#54Texas: #546 (58 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#546Florida: #383 (48 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)FL#383
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#54), New Hampshire (#174), Idaho (#244)

Uniqueness score

37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kira in the most recent year of SSA data.

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