Is Kayra a boy or girl name?

Kayra is a girl’s name. Of the 871 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.3% were girls and 4.7% were boys.

Kayra

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Kayra was most popular in 2023, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,275 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 871 people named Kayra.

Kayra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kayra’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kayra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kayra is a girl’s name — 95.3% of the 871 Americans given it were girls and 4.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 89% girls and 11% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kayra

Where Kayra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org