Ira
#1,085 for girls in 2025, 222 births · #819 for boys in 2025, 301 births
Given to boys 88.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 286 births
- Debut · boys
- 249 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 55,410since 1880
Ira over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,085 | 222 | #819 | 301 |
| 2024 | #1,436 | 154 | #969 | 233 |
| 2023 | #1,391 | 161 | #880 | 266 |
| 2022 | #1,227 | 196 | #846 | 288 |
| 2021 | #1,331 | 168 | #809 | 301 |
| 2020 | #1,432 | 152 | #802 | 289 |
| 2019 | #1,423 | 157 | #873 | 252 |
| 2018 | #1,488 | 147 | #958 | 216 |
| 2017 | #1,677 | 128 | #968 | 214 |
| 2016 | #1,704 | 125 | #952 | 218 |
| 2015 | #2,025 | 97 | #1,019 | 199 |
| 2014 | #1,922 | 104 | #1,170 | 160 |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | #1,155 | 156 |
| 2012 | #2,866 | 60 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2011 | #3,452 | 46 | #1,476 | 110 |
| 2010 | #3,961 | 38 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #1,353 | 127 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #1,603 | 98 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #1,445 | 111 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #1,492 | 102 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #1,514 | 94 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | #1,359 | 107 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | #1,319 | 105 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #1,087 | 137 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #1,415 | 88 |
| 2000 | — | #1,282 | 101 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,249 | 99 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #1,261 | 96 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #1,143 | 108 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #1,011 | 123 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #1,062 | 112 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #1,070 | 109 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #1,060 | 109 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #944 | 129 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #862 | 148 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #833 | 151 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #789 | 158 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #773 | 148 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #685 | 176 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #638 | 197 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #693 | 161 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #582 | 211 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #549 | 233 |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 | #533 | 256 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #506 | 276 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #505 | 282 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #494 | 282 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #454 | 307 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #459 | 306 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #489 | 264 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #443 | 322 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #478 | 276 |
| 1973 | #2,349 | 32 | #439 | 317 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #425 | 347 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | #448 | 337 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #436 | 349 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #387 | 411 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | #419 | 334 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #392 | 374 |
| 1966 | #2,407 | 25 | #378 | 399 |
| 1965 | #2,411 | 25 | #385 | 408 |
| 1964 | #1,781 | 43 | #387 | 419 |
| 1963 | #1,981 | 35 | #390 | 415 |
| 1962 | #1,858 | 38 | #351 | 501 |
| 1961 | #1,640 | 47 | #333 | 552 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | #318 | 599 |
| 1959 | #1,794 | 38 | #319 | 597 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | #307 | 604 |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 | #299 | 638 |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 | #280 | 703 |
| 1955 | #1,404 | 51 | #274 | 680 |
| 1954 | #1,317 | 57 | #265 | 708 |
| 1953 | #1,410 | 48 | #256 | 728 |
| 1952 | #1,039 | 82 | #246 | 760 |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | #234 | 811 |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 | #231 | 797 |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 | #229 | 790 |
| 1948 | #1,057 | 69 | #226 | 823 |
| 1947 | #969 | 84 | #216 | 884 |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 | #218 | 780 |
| 1945 | #914 | 68 | #212 | 658 |
| 1944 | #900 | 72 | #224 | 614 |
| 1943 | #975 | 66 | #232 | 618 |
| 1942 | #1,076 | 53 | #203 | 760 |
| 1941 | #1,020 | 51 | #218 | 604 |
| 1940 | #862 | 68 | #205 | 625 |
| 1939 | #981 | 52 | #226 | 526 |
| 1938 | #931 | 58 | #218 | 554 |
| 1937 | #882 | 61 | #207 | 576 |
| 1936 | #827 | 66 | #227 | 501 |
| 1935 | #813 | 70 | #216 | 550 |
| 1934 | #925 | 55 | #212 | 570 |
| 1933 | #714 | 83 | #202 | 579 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 | #194 | 661 |
| 1931 | #862 | 64 | #207 | 619 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 | #199 | 702 |
| 1929 | #822 | 74 | #201 | 654 |
| 1928 | #703 | 100 | #193 | 728 |
| 1927 | #728 | 97 | #182 | 792 |
| 1926 | #814 | 80 | #181 | 785 |
| 1925 | #768 | 93 | #183 | 788 |
| 1924 | #736 | 100 | #173 | 834 |
| 1923 | #729 | 99 | #171 | 831 |
| 1922 | #776 | 88 | #176 | 792 |
| 1921 | #779 | 88 | #166 | 878 |
| 1920 | #807 | 81 | #170 | 829 |
| 1919 | #789 | 80 | #164 | 817 |
| 1918 | #843 | 73 | #163 | 862 |
| 1917 | #757 | 84 | #151 | 857 |
| 1916 | #789 | 74 | #149 | 820 |
| 1915 | #761 | 75 | #146 | 812 |
| 1914 | #742 | 60 | #152 | 605 |
| 1913 | #651 | 63 | #152 | 479 |
| 1912 | #709 | 50 | #152 | 394 |
| 1911 | #617 | 48 | #141 | 236 |
| 1910 | #630 | 45 | #138 | 233 |
| 1909 | #644 | 37 | #147 | 175 |
| 1908 | #639 | 36 | #129 | 196 |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | #123 | 196 |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | #137 | 151 |
| 1905 | #519 | 43 | #128 | 169 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | #139 | 144 |
| 1903 | #558 | 34 | #119 | 167 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | #124 | 156 |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | #118 | 142 |
| 1900 | #478 | 50 | #107 | 218 |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | #120 | 138 |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 | #98 | 195 |
| 1897 | #491 | 35 | #99 | 180 |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | #101 | 190 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | #94 | 207 |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | #93 | 206 |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 | #98 | 181 |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 | #88 | 231 |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | #90 | 179 |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | #82 | 209 |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 | #85 | 207 |
| 1888 | #525 | 23 | #84 | 222 |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 | #77 | 215 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | #85 | 198 |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | #75 | 235 |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 | #66 | 284 |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | #67 | 239 |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | #71 | 244 |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | #57 | 286 |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | #66 | 249 |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#555 · 1 in 2,872
- Utah#593 · 1 in 3,250
- Washington#605 · 1 in 3,450
- Oregon#606 · 1 in 3,323
- Colorado#634 · 1 in 3,685
Best ever in a state: #59 in West Virginia, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,872 |
| Utah | #593 | 6 | 1 in 3,250 |
| Washington | #605 | 10 | 1 in 3,450 |
| Oregon | #606 | 5 | 1 in 3,323 |
| Colorado | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,685 |
| Kentucky | #642 | 5 | 1 in 4,186 |
| Indiana | #664 | 8 | 1 in 4,246 |
| Michigan | #689 | 10 | 1 in 4,589 |
| Minnesota | #695 | 6 | 1 in 4,445 |
| Missouri | #743 | 6 | 1 in 5,058 |
| Wisconsin | #763 | 5 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Tennessee | #768 | 7 | 1 in 5,072 |
| Arizona | #783 | 6 | 1 in 5,698 |
| Louisiana | #810 | 5 | 1 in 4,570 |
| Virginia | #885 | 6 | 1 in 6,790 |
| Pennsylvania | #975 | 7 | 1 in 8,181 |
| North Carolina | #1,021 | 6 | 1 in 8,360 |
| Texas | #1,039 | 19 | 1 in 9,204 |
| California | #1,079 | 19 | 1 in 10,869 |
| New York | #1,212 | 9 | 1 in 10,638 |
| Ohio | #1,215 | 5 | 1 in 11,462 |
| Florida | #1,513 | 6 | 1 in 15,973 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #57 (286 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1880–1895
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Highest: 1 in 352 boys born in 1881 were named Ira (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,675 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 14.3% of all boys named Ira (7,911) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,379 | #57 (1881) | #73 |
| 1890s | 1,916 | #82 (1890) | #96 |
| 1900s | 1,714 | #107 (1900) | #127 |
| 1910s | 6,115 | #138 (1910) | #151 |
| 1920s | 7,911 | #166 (1921) | #180 |
| 1930s | 5,838 | #194 (1932) | #211 |
| 1940s | 7,156 | #203 (1942) | #218 |
| 1950s | 7,026 | #231 (1950) | #271 |
| 1960s | 4,412 | #318 (1960) | #374 |
| 1970s | 3,107 | #425 (1972) | #457 |
| 1980s | 2,098 | #505 (1980) | #625 |
| 1990s | 1,184 | #833 (1990) | #1,050 |
| 2000s | 1,070 | #1,087 (2002) | #1,387 |
| 2010s | 1,806 | #873 (2019) | #1,108 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 11,572 of them was named Ira, which outranked 91.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,482Marlie148
- #1,482Nadine148
- #1,482Shannon148
- #1,488Ira147
- #1,488Dalila147
- #1,488Deanna147
- #1,488Evangelina147
- #1,497Damaris146
- #1,497Gitty146
- #1,497Jaclyn146
Tied with 8 names at #1,488; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 8,408 of them was named Ira, which outranked 93.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).