Ira

Given to 62,535 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1085

recorded as girls

351 since 2024

#819

recorded as boys

150 since 2024

Babies in 2025

523

girls 222 · boys 301

Peak year

1881

286 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

62,535

since 1880

Born an Ira? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ira was most popular in 1881, when 286 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 301 babies were named Ira, ranking #819 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	222	1085	301	819
2024	154	1436	233	969
2023	161	1391	266	880
2022	196	1227	288	846
2021	168	1331	301	809
2020	152	1432	289	802
2019	157	1423	252	873
2018	147	1488	216	958
2017	128	1677	214	968
2016	125	1704	218	952
2015	97	2025	199	1019
2014	104	1922	160	1170
2013	78	2344	156	1155
2012	60	2866	150	1195
2011	46	3452	110	1476
2010	38	3961	131	1309
2009	25	5537	127	1353
2008	16	7742	98	1603
2007	17	7394	111	1445
2006	18	6840	102	1492
2005	11	9452	94	1514
2004	12	8716	107	1359
2003	13	7998	105	1319
2002	9	10246	137	1087
2001	10	9351	88	1415
2000	<5	—	101	1282
1999	<5	—	99	1249
1998	8	10122	96	1261
1997	8	9802	108	1143
1996	11	7574	123	1011
1995	9	8766	112	1062
1994	15	5984	109	1070
1993	12	7038	109	1060
1992	8	9491	129	944
1991	11	7430	148	862
1990	14	6131	151	833
1989	12	6531	158	789
1988	14	5598	148	773
1987	6	9825	176	685
1986	18	4347	197	638
1985	9	6955	161	693
1984	19	3990	211	582
1983	12	5457	233	549
1982	26	3260	256	533
1981	18	4162	276	506
1980	17	4327	282	505
1979	15	4626	282	494
1978	16	4242	307	454
1977	14	4652	306	459
1976	12	4905	264	489
1975	16	3950	322	443
1974	20	3313	276	478
1973	32	2349	317	439
1972	20	3177	347	425
1971	25	2801	337	448
1970	21	3110	349	436
1969	31	2296	411	387
1968	21	2789	334	419
1967	20	2781	374	392
1966	25	2407	399	378
1965	25	2411	408	385
1964	43	1781	419	387
1963	35	1981	415	390
1962	38	1858	501	351
1961	47	1640	552	333
1960	33	1982	599	318
1959	38	1794	597	319
1958	40	1703	604	307
1957	56	1407	638	299
1956	54	1437	703	280
1955	51	1404	680	274
1954	57	1317	708	265
1953	48	1410	728	256
1952	82	1039	760	246
1951	69	1116	811	234
1950	58	1212	797	231
1949	65	1121	790	229
1948	69	1057	823	226
1947	84	969	884	216
1946	61	1087	780	218
1945	68	914	658	212
1944	72	900	614	224
1943	66	975	618	232
1942	53	1076	760	203
1941	51	1020	604	218
1940	68	862	625	205
1939	52	981	526	226
1938	58	931	554	218
1937	61	882	576	207
1936	66	827	501	227
1935	70	813	550	216
1934	55	925	570	212
1933	83	714	579	202
1932	68	830	661	194
1931	64	862	619	207
1930	80	786	702	199
1929	74	822	654	201
1928	100	703	728	193
1927	97	728	792	182
1926	80	814	785	181
1925	93	768	788	183
1924	100	736	834	173
1923	99	729	831	171
1922	88	776	792	176
1921	88	779	878	166
1920	81	807	829	170
1919	80	789	817	164
1918	73	843	862	163
1917	84	757	857	151
1916	74	789	820	149
1915	75	761	812	146
1914	60	742	605	152
1913	63	651	479	152
1912	50	709	394	152
1911	48	617	236	141
1910	45	630	233	138
1909	37	644	175	147
1908	36	639	196	129
1907	28	710	196	123
1906	37	578	151	137
1905	43	519	169	128
1904	28	653	144	139
1903	34	558	167	119
1902	37	528	156	124
1901	29	577	142	118
1900	50	478	218	107
1899	31	537	138	120
1898	27	619	195	98
1897	35	491	180	99
1896	31	538	190	101
1895	23	638	207	94
1894	15	782	206	93
1893	26	547	181	98
1892	27	526	231	88
1891	23	541	179	90
1890	17	642	209	82
1889	24	516	207	85
1888	23	525	222	84
1887	22	471	215	77
1886	22	459	198	85
1885	14	576	235	75
1884	17	501	284	66
1883	18	451	239	67
1882	8	678	244	71
1881	8	623	286	57
1880	16	421	249	66