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Girl's name · #385 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave
Kira reached #241 in 2005 and has eased to #385 since. About 41,000 girls have carried it since 1938.
In recent years, Kira ran about 6× its national rate in Hawaii—where it ranked #61 in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
See how Kira ranks in other countries and regions.
#137 in Poland (2025) · #194 in Switzerland (2025) · #303 in Sweden (2025) · #340 in Ireland (2025) · #357 in Norway (2025) · #378 in New Zealand (2025) · #391 in Austria (2025) · #452 in England & Wales (2025) · #454 in Netherlands (2025) · #699 in Scotland (2025) · #856 in France (2025) · #899 in Belgium (2025) and 2 more.
Among 402 notable people named Kira:
Entertainers appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kira Muratova, Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, film actress (1934–2018).
Together with its spelling variant Kyra (#830), Kira would rank around #276 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Kira and Kyra.
Similar names: Kyra · Angelina · Kyla · Sierra · Anastasia · Kora
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