Kayra
Kayra is a unisex Turkish given name. In Turkic mythology, Kayra is a supreme deity associated with creation and the sky, often considered the god of the universe and all life.
Meaning & Origin of Kayra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayra is a unisex Turkish given name. In Turkic mythology, Kayra is a supreme deity associated with creation and the sky, often considered the god of the universe and all life.
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The Story of Kayra
Kayra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 45 Kayras were born — ranking #3,473 that year. As of 2026, Kayra ranks #3,520 for baby girls with 44 births, rising sharply (+53% over the past five years). In total, more than 885 Kayras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kayra
Kayra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 885 births in the dataset. Kayra's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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