Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ira

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ira.

✦ Watchful 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #822
All-Time Peak Rank #57 Achieved 1881
Total U.S. Births 55,410 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 65.4% Boy / 34.6% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1920s 884 births in 1947
πŸ’‘ The Ira Vibe: Considered a Vintage Revival. A classic name from early generations that is currently experiencing a measurable statistical resurgence.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Watchful
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from Hebrew 'Ira (גִירָא) meaning 'watchful' or 'city guard'. It is a biblical name.
Pronunciation: EYE-ra
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ira across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +4.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +51.3%
2015: 199 births 199 2016: 218 births 2017: 214 births 2018: 216 births 2019: 252 births 2020: 289 births 289 2021: 301 births 2022: 288 births 2023: 266 births 2024: 233 births 2025: 301 births 301
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 884 births in 1947
Years in Top 100 18 yrs
Years in Top 500 100 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 2,379
1890s: 1,916
1900s: 1,714
1910s: 6,115
1920s: 7,911
1930s: 5,838
1940s: 7,156
1950s: 7,026
1960s: 4,412
1970s: 3,107
1980s: 2,098
1990s: 1,184
2000s: 1,070
2010s: 1,806
2020s: 1,678

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ir-a
Letter Count 3 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State West Virginia
Top States West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, New York, Oklahoma
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
West Virginia Unranked 1,170 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 1,375 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 1,172 1921 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1242 7,647 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #483 1,153 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #804 1,322 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1029 1,972 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #750 1,205 1928 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #895 1,786 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1152 1,405 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #973 1,288 1923 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #791 853 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 1,008 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #575 1,197 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #850 742 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1147 3,643 1920 24.0% Decline
Pennsylvania #951 2,548 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1222 1,500 1946 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 457 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1073 1,884 1951 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 1,048 1948 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #644 845 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #565 1,252 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #795 919 1927 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 108 1946 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #397 165 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #706 355 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 83 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #450 157 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #557 170 2020 Insufficient historical volume
California #1054 1,761 1961 20.0% Decline
Colorado #710 209 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 230 1928 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont #89 23 1980 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #574 162 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #829 325 1951 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 71 1978 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #455 245 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #433 216 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 110 1950 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 42 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 20 1923 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 19 1918 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 15 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 1937 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 1957 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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