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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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 2019

  • 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: #549 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,839 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: #394 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,870 boysMNIllinois: #1,031 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,216 boysILWisconsin: #607 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,583 boysWIMichigan: #788 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,504 boysMINew York: #1,319 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,694 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #488 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,397 boysIAIndiana: #496 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,593 boysINOhio: #800 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,657 boysOHPennsylvania: #708 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,078 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,002 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 9,674 boysCAUtah: #531 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,765 boysUTColorado: #577 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,227 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNEMissouri: #592 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,307 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedDEArizona: #663 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,180 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedKSArkansas: #545 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,661 boysARTennessee: #959 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,040 boysTNNorth Carolina: #1,061 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,358 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,297 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,388 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedHITexas: #1,072 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,696 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#394 · 1 in 1,870
  2. Iowa#488 · 1 in 2,397
  3. Indiana#496 · 1 in 2,593
  4. Utah#531 · 1 in 2,765
  5. Arkansas#545 · 1 in 2,661

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#394141 in 1,870
Iowa#48861 in 2,397
Indiana#496131 in 2,593
Utah#53171 in 2,765
Arkansas#54551 in 2,661
Washington#549121 in 2,839
Colorado#57781 in 3,227
Missouri#59291 in 3,307
Wisconsin#60771 in 3,583
Arizona#66381 in 4,180
Pennsylvania#708111 in 5,078
Michigan#78881 in 5,504
Ohio#800101 in 5,657
Tennessee#95951 in 7,040
California#1,002211 in 9,674
Illinois#1,03171 in 8,216
North Carolina#1,06161 in 8,358
Texas#1,072181 in 9,696
Georgia#1,29751 in 10,388
New York#1,31981 in 11,694
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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
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 2019

girls
#1,423
157 births · 1 in 10,690 girls
boys
#873
252 births · 1 in 7,120 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #1,423Ira157

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #873Ira252
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 10,690 of them was named Ira, which outranked 92.1% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ira
  1. #1,415Lorraine158
  2. #1,415Tess158
  3. #1,415Yuna158
  4. #1,423Ira157
  5. #1,423Bryanna157
  6. #1,423Empress157
  7. #1,423Inaya157
  8. #1,429Anayah156
  9. #1,429Emmalee156
  10. #1,429Isadora156

Tied with 5 names at #1,423; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 7,120 of them was named Ira, which outranked 93.8% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ira
  1. #868Jacoby254
  2. #868Mac254
  3. #872Dane253
  4. #873Ira252
  5. #873Sekani252
  6. #875Alaric251
  7. #875Blaine251
  8. #875Kyng251

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

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019 →