Ira

#1,085 for girls in 2025, 222 births · #819 for boys in 2025, 301 births
Given to boys 88.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#57
1881 · 286 births
Debut · boys
1880
249 births
In top 100 · boys
18 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
55,410
since 1880

Ira over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #421, 1880peak #57, 1881girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,085222#819301
2024#1,436154#969233
2023#1,391161#880266
2022#1,227196#846288
2021#1,331168#809301
2020#1,432152#802289
2019#1,423157#873252
2018#1,488147#958216
2017#1,677128#968214
2016#1,704125#952218
2015#2,02597#1,019199
2014#1,922104#1,170160
2013#2,34478#1,155156
2012#2,86660#1,195150
2011#3,45246#1,476110
2010#3,96138#1,309131
2009#5,53725#1,353127
2008#7,74216#1,60398
2007#7,39417#1,445111
2006#6,84018#1,492102
2005#9,45211#1,51494
2004#8,71612#1,359107
2003#7,99813#1,319105
2002#10,2469#1,087137
2001#9,35110#1,41588
2000—#1,282101
1999—#1,24999
1998#10,1228#1,26196
1997#9,8028#1,143108
1996#7,57411#1,011123
1995#8,7669#1,062112
1994#5,98415#1,070109
1993#7,03812#1,060109
1992#9,4918#944129
1991#7,43011#862148
1990#6,13114#833151
1989#6,53112#789158
1988#5,59814#773148
1987#9,8256#685176
1986#4,34718#638197
1985#6,9559#693161
1984#3,99019#582211
1983#5,45712#549233
1982#3,26026#533256
1981#4,16218#506276
1980#4,32717#505282
1979#4,62615#494282
1978#4,24216#454307
1977#4,65214#459306
1976#4,90512#489264
1975#3,95016#443322
1974#3,31320#478276
1973#2,34932#439317
1972#3,17720#425347
1971#2,80125#448337
1970#3,11021#436349
1969#2,29631#387411
1968#2,78921#419334
1967#2,78120#392374
1966#2,40725#378399
1965#2,41125#385408
1964#1,78143#387419
1963#1,98135#390415
1962#1,85838#351501
1961#1,64047#333552
1960#1,98233#318599
1959#1,79438#319597
1958#1,70340#307604
1957#1,40756#299638
1956#1,43754#280703
1955#1,40451#274680
1954#1,31757#265708
1953#1,41048#256728
1952#1,03982#246760
1951#1,11669#234811
1950#1,21258#231797
1949#1,12165#229790
1948#1,05769#226823
1947#96984#216884
1946#1,08761#218780
1945#91468#212658
1944#90072#224614
1943#97566#232618
1942#1,07653#203760
1941#1,02051#218604
1940#86268#205625
1939#98152#226526
1938#93158#218554
1937#88261#207576
1936#82766#227501
1935#81370#216550
1934#92555#212570
1933#71483#202579
1932#83068#194661
1931#86264#207619
1930#78680#199702
1929#82274#201654
1928#703100#193728
1927#72897#182792
1926#81480#181785
1925#76893#183788
1924#736100#173834
1923#72999#171831
1922#77688#176792
1921#77988#166878
1920#80781#170829
1919#78980#164817
1918#84373#163862
1917#75784#151857
1916#78974#149820
1915#76175#146812
1914#74260#152605
1913#65163#152479
1912#70950#152394
1911#61748#141236
1910#63045#138233
1909#64437#147175
1908#63936#129196
1907#71028#123196
1906#57837#137151
1905#51943#128169
1904#65328#139144
1903#55834#119167
1902#52837#124156
1901#57729#118142
1900#47850#107218
1899#53731#120138
1898#61927#98195
1897#49135#99180
1896#53831#101190
1895#63823#94207
1894#78215#93206
1893#54726#98181
1892#52627#88231
1891#54123#90179
1890#64217#82209
1889#51624#85207
1888#52523#84222
1887#47122#77215
1886#45922#85198
1885#57614#75235
1884#50117#66284
1883#45118#67239
1882#6788#71244
1881#6238#57286
1880#42116#66249
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ira was already there! It came in at #66, and was given to 249 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1992–2001, when fewer than 130 boys a year got the name.

Where Ira is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNHWashington: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,355 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMNIllinois: #231 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,760 boysILWisconsin: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,834 boysWIMichigan: #320 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,840 boysMINew York: #99 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 624 boysNYMassachusetts: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,247 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,704 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedIAIndiana: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,068 boysINOhio: #313 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,707 boysOHPennsylvania: #217 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,282 boysPANew Jersey: #154 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,911 boysNJConnecticut: #164 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,330 boysCTCalifornia: #356 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,235 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedUTColorado: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,141 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNEMissouri: #314 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,605 boysMOKentucky: #218 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,896 boysKYWest Virginia: #171 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,386 boysWVVirginia: #244 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,166 boysVAMaryland: #205 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,153 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #259 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,926 boysNMKansas: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,296 boysKSArkansas: #147 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 943 boysARTennessee: #258 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,791 boysTNNorth Carolina: #250 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,294 boysNCSouth Carolina: #258 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,383 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #166 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,353 boysDCOklahoma: #237 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,116 boysOKLouisiana: #271 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,323 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,708 boysMSAlabama: #211 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,618 boysALGeorgia: #194 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,513 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedHITexas: #288 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,186 boysTXFlorida: #220 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,716 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#99 · 1 in 624
  2. Arkansas#147 · 1 in 943
  3. New Jersey#154 · 1 in 1,911
  4. Connecticut#164 · 1 in 2,330
  5. District of Columbia#166 · 1 in 1,353

Best ever in a state: #59 in West Virginia, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#992391 in 624
Arkansas#147241 in 943
New Jersey#154241 in 1,911
Connecticut#16481 in 2,330
District of Columbia#16691 in 1,353
West Virginia#171181 in 1,386
Georgia#194291 in 1,513
Maryland#205111 in 2,153
Alabama#211241 in 1,618
Mississippi#216171 in 1,708
Pennsylvania#217331 in 3,282
Kentucky#218191 in 1,896
Florida#220171 in 1,716
Massachusetts#22091 in 5,247
Illinois#231331 in 2,760
Oklahoma#237111 in 2,116
Virginia#244171 in 2,166
Oregon#24661 in 2,704
North Carolina#250221 in 2,294
South Carolina#258121 in 2,383
Tennessee#258141 in 2,791
New Mexico#25951 in 1,926
Louisiana#271151 in 2,323
Kansas#27761 in 3,296
Indiana#281111 in 4,068
Colorado#28251 in 3,141
Texas#288461 in 2,186
Ohio#313161 in 5,707
Missouri#31491 in 4,605
Michigan#320131 in 5,840
Washington#32051 in 5,355
Wisconsin#32451 in 7,834
California#356231 in 5,235
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ira
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 150 spots since 2024 (#969 → #819)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#802 → #819)
  • 200 spots since 2015 (#1,019 → #819)
  • Biggest jump: 150 spots in 2025 (#969 → #819)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1993 (#944 → #1,060)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #57 (286 births)
  • Births halved by 1899, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1880–1895
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 352
  • Highest: 1 in 352 boys born in 1881 were named Ira (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,675 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 14.3% of all boys named Ira (7,911) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,379#57 (1881)#73
1890s1,916#82 (1890)#96
1900s1,714#107 (1900)#127
1910s6,115#138 (1910)#151
1920s7,911#166 (1921)#180
1930s5,838#194 (1932)#211
1940s7,156#203 (1942)#218
1950s7,026#231 (1950)#271
1960s4,412#318 (1960)#374
1970s3,107#425 (1972)#457
1980s2,098#505 (1980)#625
1990s1,184#833 (1990)#1,050
2000s1,070#1,087 (2002)#1,387
2010s1,806#873 (2019)#1,108
2020s1,678#802 (2020)#854

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ira in 1949

girls
#1,121
65 births · 1 in 26,321 girls
boys
#229
790 births · 1 in 2,245 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #1,121Ira65

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #229Ira790
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 26,321 of them was named Ira, which outranked 81.5% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ira
  1. #1,109Teena66
  2. #1,109Velda66
  3. #1,109Vida66
  4. #1,121Ira65
  5. #1,121Adelaide65
  6. #1,121Albertha65
  7. #1,121Dina65
  8. #1,135Bettina64
  9. #1,135Erika64
  10. #1,135Lanette64

Tied with 13 names at #1,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 2,245 of them was named Ira, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ira
  1. #226Laurence802
  2. #227Aaron794
  3. #228Virgil791
  4. #229Ira790
  5. #229Tyrone790
  6. #231Jesus784
  7. #232Nelson782
  8. #233Ross763

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →