Ira
Boy and girl name · Hebrew origin
Ira meaning
As a boy name
watchful
As a girl name
the Earth
Ira at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #974 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,433 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- earth
- nature
Ira popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #66 | 249 |
| 1881 | #57 | 286 |
| 1890 | #82 | 209 |
| 1900 | #107 | 218 |
| 1910 | #138 | 233 |
| 1920 | #170 | 829 |
| 1930 | #199 | 702 |
| 1940 | #205 | 625 |
| 1950 | #231 | 797 |
| 1960 | #318 | 599 |
| 1970 | #436 | 349 |
| 1980 | #505 | 282 |
| 1990 | #833 | 151 |
| 2000 | #1,281 | 101 |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2020 | #805 | 288 |
| 2024 | #974 | 230 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #66 | 249 |
| 1881 | #57 | 286 |
| 1882 | #71 | 244 |
| 1883 | #67 | 239 |
| 1884 | #66 | 284 |
| 1885 | #75 | 235 |
| 1886 | #85 | 198 |
| 1887 | #77 | 215 |
| 1888 | #84 | 222 |
| 1889 | #85 | 207 |
| 1890 | #82 | 209 |
| 1891 | #90 | 179 |
| 1892 | #88 | 231 |
| 1893 | #98 | 181 |
| 1894 | #93 | 206 |
| 1895 | #94 | 207 |
| 1896 | #101 | 190 |
| 1897 | #99 | 180 |
| 1898 | #98 | 195 |
| 1899 | #120 | 138 |
| 1900 | #107 | 218 |
| 1901 | #118 | 142 |
| 1902 | #124 | 156 |
| 1903 | #119 | 167 |
| 1904 | #139 | 144 |
| 1905 | #128 | 169 |
| 1906 | #137 | 151 |
| 1907 | #123 | 196 |
| 1908 | #129 | 196 |
| 1909 | #147 | 175 |
| 1910 | #138 | 233 |
| 1911 | #141 | 236 |
| 1912 | #152 | 394 |
| 1913 | #152 | 479 |
| 1914 | #152 | 605 |
| 1915 | #146 | 812 |
| 1916 | #149 | 820 |
| 1917 | #151 | 857 |
| 1918 | #163 | 862 |
| 1919 | #164 | 817 |
| 1920 | #170 | 829 |
| 1921 | #166 | 878 |
| 1922 | #176 | 792 |
| 1923 | #171 | 831 |
| 1924 | #173 | 834 |
| 1925 | #183 | 788 |
| 1926 | #181 | 785 |
| 1927 | #182 | 792 |
| 1928 | #193 | 728 |
| 1929 | #201 | 654 |
| 1930 | #199 | 702 |
| 1931 | #207 | 619 |
| 1932 | #194 | 661 |
| 1933 | #202 | 579 |
| 1934 | #212 | 570 |
| 1935 | #216 | 550 |
| 1936 | #227 | 501 |
| 1937 | #207 | 576 |
| 1938 | #218 | 554 |
| 1939 | #226 | 526 |
| 1940 | #205 | 625 |
| 1941 | #218 | 604 |
| 1942 | #203 | 760 |
| 1943 | #232 | 618 |
| 1944 | #224 | 613 |
| 1945 | #212 | 659 |
| 1946 | #218 | 780 |
| 1947 | #216 | 884 |
| 1948 | #226 | 823 |
| 1949 | #229 | 790 |
| 1950 | #231 | 797 |
| 1951 | #234 | 811 |
| 1952 | #246 | 760 |
| 1953 | #256 | 728 |
| 1954 | #265 | 708 |
| 1955 | #274 | 681 |
| 1956 | #280 | 703 |
| 1957 | #300 | 637 |
| 1958 | #307 | 605 |
| 1959 | #319 | 596 |
| 1960 | #318 | 599 |
| 1961 | #333 | 552 |
| 1962 | #351 | 501 |
| 1963 | #390 | 415 |
| 1964 | #387 | 419 |
| 1965 | #385 | 408 |
| 1966 | #378 | 399 |
| 1967 | #392 | 374 |
| 1968 | #420 | 334 |
| 1969 | #388 | 411 |
| 1970 | #436 | 349 |
| 1971 | #447 | 337 |
| 1972 | #425 | 347 |
| 1973 | #439 | 317 |
| 1974 | #478 | 276 |
| 1975 | #443 | 322 |
| 1976 | #489 | 264 |
| 1977 | #459 | 306 |
| 1978 | #454 | 307 |
| 1979 | #494 | 282 |
| 1980 | #505 | 282 |
| 1981 | #506 | 276 |
| 1982 | #533 | 256 |
| 1983 | #549 | 233 |
| 1984 | #582 | 211 |
| 1985 | #693 | 161 |
| 1986 | #638 | 197 |
| 1987 | #685 | 176 |
| 1988 | #773 | 148 |
| 1989 | #789 | 158 |
| 1990 | #833 | 151 |
| 1991 | #862 | 148 |
| 1992 | #944 | 129 |
| 1993 | #1,060 | 109 |
| 1994 | #1,070 | 109 |
| 1995 | #1,062 | 112 |
| 1996 | #1,011 | 123 |
| 1997 | #1,143 | 108 |
| 1998 | #1,261 | 96 |
| 1999 | #1,249 | 99 |
| 2000 | #1,281 | 101 |
| 2001 | #1,415 | 88 |
| 2002 | #1,087 | 137 |
| 2003 | #1,319 | 105 |
| 2004 | #1,359 | 107 |
| 2005 | #1,514 | 94 |
| 2006 | #1,492 | 102 |
| 2007 | #1,445 | 111 |
| 2008 | #1,603 | 98 |
| 2009 | #1,353 | 127 |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2011 | #1,476 | 110 |
| 2012 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2013 | #1,155 | 156 |
| 2014 | #1,170 | 160 |
| 2015 | #1,018 | 199 |
| 2016 | #952 | 218 |
| 2017 | #967 | 214 |
| 2018 | #958 | 216 |
| 2019 | #874 | 251 |
| 2020 | #805 | 288 |
| 2021 | #809 | 301 |
| 2022 | #845 | 288 |
| 2023 | #878 | 266 |
| 2024 | #974 | 230 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #421 | 16 |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 |
| 1900 | #478 | 50 |
| 1910 | #630 | 45 |
| 1920 | #807 | 81 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 |
| 1940 | #862 | 68 |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 |
| 1960 | #1,983 | 33 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 |
| 1990 | #6,132 | 14 |
| 2010 | #3,960 | 38 |
| 2020 | #1,430 | 152 |
| 2024 | #1,433 | 154 |
All 143 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #421 | 16 |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 |
| 1888 | #525 | 23 |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 |
| 1897 | #491 | 35 |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 |
| 1900 | #478 | 50 |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 |
| 1903 | #558 | 34 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 |
| 1905 | #519 | 43 |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 |
| 1908 | #639 | 36 |
| 1909 | #644 | 37 |
| 1910 | #630 | 45 |
| 1911 | #617 | 48 |
| 1912 | #709 | 50 |
| 1913 | #651 | 63 |
| 1914 | #742 | 60 |
| 1915 | #761 | 75 |
| 1916 | #789 | 74 |
| 1917 | #757 | 84 |
| 1918 | #843 | 73 |
| 1919 | #789 | 80 |
| 1920 | #807 | 81 |
| 1921 | #779 | 88 |
| 1922 | #776 | 88 |
| 1923 | #729 | 99 |
| 1924 | #736 | 100 |
| 1925 | #768 | 93 |
| 1926 | #814 | 80 |
| 1927 | #728 | 97 |
| 1928 | #703 | 100 |
| 1929 | #822 | 74 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 |
| 1931 | #862 | 64 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 |
| 1933 | #714 | 83 |
| 1934 | #925 | 55 |
| 1935 | #813 | 70 |
| 1936 | #827 | 66 |
| 1937 | #882 | 61 |
| 1938 | #931 | 58 |
| 1939 | #981 | 52 |
| 1940 | #862 | 68 |
| 1941 | #1,020 | 51 |
| 1942 | #1,076 | 53 |
| 1943 | #976 | 66 |
| 1944 | #900 | 72 |
| 1945 | #914 | 68 |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 |
| 1947 | #969 | 84 |
| 1948 | #1,057 | 69 |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 |
| 1952 | #1,038 | 82 |
| 1953 | #1,410 | 48 |
| 1954 | #1,317 | 57 |
| 1955 | #1,404 | 51 |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 |
| 1959 | #1,793 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,983 | 33 |
| 1961 | #1,640 | 47 |
| 1962 | #1,857 | 38 |
| 1963 | #1,981 | 35 |
| 1964 | #1,781 | 43 |
| 1965 | #2,410 | 25 |
| 1966 | #2,408 | 25 |
| 1967 | #2,780 | 20 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 |
| 1972 | #3,179 | 20 |
| 1973 | #2,349 | 32 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 |
| 1975 | #3,951 | 16 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 |
| 1978 | #4,457 | 15 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 |
| 1981 | #4,161 | 18 |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 |
| 1986 | #4,348 | 18 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 |
| 1989 | #6,532 | 12 |
| 1990 | #6,132 | 14 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 |
| 1992 | #9,489 | 8 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 |
| 2002 | #10,242 | 9 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 |
| 2009 | #5,536 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,960 | 38 |
| 2011 | #3,452 | 46 |
| 2012 | #2,866 | 60 |
| 2013 | #2,343 | 78 |
| 2014 | #1,922 | 104 |
| 2015 | #2,025 | 97 |
| 2016 | #1,704 | 125 |
| 2017 | #1,675 | 128 |
| 2018 | #1,488 | 147 |
| 2019 | #1,423 | 157 |
| 2020 | #1,430 | 152 |
| 2021 | #1,331 | 168 |
| 2022 | #1,227 | 196 |
| 2023 | #1,390 | 161 |
| 2024 | #1,433 | 154 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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