unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #822

Ira

EYE-ruh

“watchful”

A biblical Hebrew name that is also used as a modern unisex name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Ira has traveled through time

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LATEST YEAR2025523 births
PEAK RANK#57in 1881
CURRENT USAGE42.4% F57.6% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.