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Kira Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kira?

The somewhat popular name Kira was the 378th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #241 in 2005 with 1,389 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kira was less than 5, most recently in 1953.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kira occurred roughly during the years 1955-1969, 1971-1975, 1979-1982, and 2002-2005.

Sometimes the name Kira has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kira popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Kira's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Kira lately has remained about the same.

The name Kira is chosen by a number of parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Kira (Girl)Kira (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 822 378 < 5 --
2017 820 378 < 5 --
2016 880 369 < 5 --
2015 908 361 < 5 --
2014 947 350 < 5 --
2013 897 356 < 5 --
2012 884 358 < 5 --
2011 946 332 < 5 --
2010 1,036 309 < 5 --
2009 1,116 297 < 5 --
2008 1,369 251 < 5 --
2007 1,266 269 < 5 --
2006 1,360 250 < 5 --
2005 1,389 241 5 12,498
2004 1,184 275 6 10,734
2003 1,084 287 < 5 --
2002 1,126 277 < 5 --
2001 1,093 287 < 5 --
2000 1,092 292 < 5 --
1999 1,106 284 < 5 --
1998 1,136 274 < 5 --
1997 892 324 < 5 --
1996 725 372 < 5 --
1995 682 388 < 5 --
1994 676 379 < 5 --
1993 656 388 < 5 --
1992 586 430 < 5 --
1991 531 461 < 5 --
1990 449 528 < 5 --
1989 476 494 < 5 --
1988 559 417 < 5 --
1987 530 422 < 5 --
1986 492 436 < 5 --
1985 592 384 5 7,104
1984 765 310 5 6,876
1983 555 395 < 5 --
1982 891 273 6 6,043
1981 393 508 < 5 --
1980 209 787 < 5 --
1979 154 953 < 5 --
1978 134 1,019 < 5 --
1977 144 962 < 5 --
1976 146 905 < 5 --
1975 258 613 < 5 --
1974 193 739 < 5 --
1973 123 971 < 5 --
1972 104 1,094 < 5 --
1971 130 976 < 5 --
1970 121 1,022 < 5 --
1969 120 988 < 5 --
1968 89 1,140 < 5 --
1967 81 1,184 < 5 --
1966 84 1,164 < 5 --
1965 58 1,453 < 5 --
1964 62 1,436 < 5 --
1963 44 1,743 < 5 --
1962 33 2,049 < 5 --
1961 28 2,271 < 5 --
1960 27 2,270 < 5 --
1959 13 3,526 < 5 --
1958 22 2,479 < 5 --
1957 12 3,577 < 5 --
1956 17 2,876 < 5 --
1955 6 5,516 < 5 --
1954 7 4,905 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.