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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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.

Show data table
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 2020

  • 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: #497 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,369 boysWAIdaho: #389 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,548 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #593 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,125 boysMNIllinois: #1,309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,929 boysILWisconsin: #475 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,394 boysWIMichigan: #1,087 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,543 boysMINew York: #1,717 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,529 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedRIOregon: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,407 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: #440 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,939 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedINOhio: #589 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,406 boysOHPennsylvania: #753 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,399 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #870 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 7,585 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedUTColorado: #608 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,138 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNEMissouri: #629 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,562 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedWVVirginia: #815 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,523 boysVAMaryland: #810 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,013 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedDEArizona: #659 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,995 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedNMKansas: #447 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,960 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedARTennessee: #599 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,407 boysTNNorth Carolina: #754 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,894 boysNCSouth Carolina: #694 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,001 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #687 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,548 boysOKLouisiana: 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: #1,032 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,182 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ira, so not publishedHITexas: #875 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 6,770 boysTXFlorida: #1,257 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,276 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#340 · 1 in 1,407
  2. Idaho#389 · 1 in 1,548
  3. Iowa#440 · 1 in 1,939
  4. Kansas#447 · 1 in 1,960
  5. Wisconsin#475 · 1 in 2,394

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#340111 in 1,407
Idaho#38951 in 1,548
Iowa#44071 in 1,939
Kansas#44771 in 1,960
Wisconsin#475101 in 2,394
Washington#497141 in 2,369
Ohio#589161 in 3,406
Minnesota#59381 in 3,125
Tennessee#599101 in 3,407
Colorado#60881 in 3,138
Missouri#62981 in 3,562
Arizona#65981 in 3,995
Oklahoma#68751 in 3,548
South Carolina#69451 in 4,001
Pennsylvania#753101 in 5,399
North Carolina#754101 in 4,894
Maryland#81051 in 5,013
Virginia#81571 in 5,523
California#870251 in 7,585
Texas#875251 in 6,770
Georgia#1,03271 in 7,182
Michigan#1,08751 in 8,543
Florida#1,25781 in 11,276
Illinois#1,30951 in 10,929
New York#1,71751 in 17,529
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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 2020

girls
#1,432
152 births · 1 in 10,635 girls
boys
#802
289 births · 1 in 5,973 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #1,432Ira152

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #802Ira289
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 10,635 of them was named Ira, which outranked 91.8% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ira
  1. #1,422Joey153
  2. #1,422Lavender153
  3. #1,422Rosalind153
  4. #1,432Ira152
  5. #1,432Aimee152
  6. #1,432Ashton152
  7. #1,432Geneva152
  8. #1,442Gwyneth151
  9. #1,442Heather151
  10. #1,442Kamiya151

Tied with 9 names at #1,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 5,973 of them was named Ira, which outranked 94.3% of the 14,060 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. #796Kellen291
  2. #800Kiaan290
  3. #800Magnus290
  4. #802Ira289
  5. #802Crosby289
  6. #802Mylo289
  7. #802Rohan289
  8. #806Callahan288
  9. #806Gary288
  10. #806Salem288

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

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →