Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ira

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ira
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

884

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

74%

2024

230

All-time

55,104

Ira is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 884 boys were named Ira.

In 2024, only 230 boys were given the name.

All told, about 55,104 Americans have been named Ira and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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