Ira

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Ira is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (10% of births). There have been 62,006 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 55,104 as boys and 6,902 as girls. Ira gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #955 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 384
2023 427
2022 484
2021 469
2020 440
2019 408
2018 363
2017 342
2016 343
2015 296
2014 264
2013 234
2012 210
2011 156
2010 169
2009 152
2008 114
2007 128
2006 120
2005 105
2004 119
2003 118
2002 146
2001 98
2000 101
1999 99
1998 104
1997 116
1996 134
1995 121
1994 124
1993 121
1992 137
1991 159
1990 165
1989 170
1988 162
1987 182
1986 215
1985 170
1984 230
1983 245
1982 282
1981 294
1980 299
1979 297
1978 322
1977 320
1976 276
1975 338
1974 296
1973 349
1972 367
1971 362
1970 370
1969 442
1968 355
1967 394
1966 424
1965 433
1964 462
1963 450
1962 539
1961 599
1960 632
1959 634
1958 645
1957 693
1956 757
1955 732
1954 765
1953 776
1952 842
1951 880
1950 855
1949 855
1948 892
1947 968
1946 841
1945 727
1944 685
1943 684
1942 813
1941 655
1940 693
1939 578
1938 612
1937 637
1936 567
1935 620
1934 625
1933 662
1932 729
1931 683
1930 782
1929 728
1928 828
1927 889
1926 865
1925 881
1924 934
1923 930
1922 880
1921 966
1920 910
1919 897
1918 935
1917 941
1916 894
1915 887
1914 665
1913 542
1912 444
1911 284
1910 278
1909 212
1908 232
1907 224
1906 188
1905 212
1904 172
1903 201
1902 193
1901 171
1900 268
1899 169
1898 222
1897 215
1896 221
1895 230
1894 221
1893 207
1892 258
1891 202
1890 226
1889 231
1888 245
1887 237
1886 220
1885 249
1884 301
1883 257
1882 252
1881 294
1880 265