Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ira*

#441 most common boys' name of all time · #964 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#441
Rank overall
#964 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
62,535
Since 2016
4,188
Peak year
1947 #216
Best rank
#57 1881
Girls Boys peak 968/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ira is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 222 301 523 #819
2024 154 233 387 #969
2023 161 266 427 #880
2022 196 288 484 #846
2021 168 301 469 #809
2020 152 289 441 #802
2019 157 252 409 #873
2018 147 216 363 #958
2017 128 214 342 #968
2016 125 218 343 #952
2015 97 199 296 #1,019
2014 104 160 264 #1,170
2013 78 156 234 #1,155
2012 60 150 210 #1,195
2011 46 110 156 #1,476
2010 38 131 169 #1,309
2009 25 127 152 #1,353
2008 16 98 114 #1,603
2007 17 111 128 #1,445
2006 18 102 120 #1,492
2005 11 94 105 #1,514
2004 12 107 119 #1,359
2003 13 105 118 #1,319
2002 9 137 146 #1,087
2001 10 88 98 #1,415
2000 101 101 #1,282
1999 99 99 #1,249
1998 8 96 104 #1,261
1997 8 108 116 #1,143
1996 11 123 134 #1,011
1995 9 112 121 #1,062
1994 15 109 124 #1,070
1993 12 109 121 #1,060
1992 8 129 137 #944
1991 11 148 159 #862
1990 14 151 165 #833
1989 12 158 170 #789
1988 14 148 162 #773
1987 6 176 182 #685
1986 18 197 215 #638
1985 9 161 170 #693
1984 19 211 230 #582
1983 12 233 245 #549
1982 26 256 282 #533
1981 18 276 294 #506
1980 17 282 299 #505
1979 15 282 297 #494
1978 16 307 323 #454
1977 14 306 320 #459
1976 12 264 276 #489
1975 16 322 338 #443
1974 20 276 296 #478
1973 32 317 349 #439
1972 20 347 367 #425
1971 25 337 362 #448
1970 21 349 370 #436
1969 31 411 442 #387
1968 21 334 355 #419
1967 20 374 394 #392
1966 25 399 424 #378
1965 25 408 433 #385
1964 43 419 462 #387
1963 35 415 450 #390
1962 38 501 539 #351
1961 47 552 599 #333
1960 33 599 632 #318
1959 38 597 635 #319
1958 40 604 644 #307
1957 56 638 694 #299
1956 54 703 757 #280
1955 51 680 731 #274
1954 57 708 765 #265
1953 48 728 776 #256
1952 82 760 842 #246
1951 69 811 880 #234
1950 58 797 855 #231
1949 65 790 855 #229
1948 69 823 892 #226
1947 84 884 968 #216
1946 61 780 841 #218
1945 68 658 726 #212
1944 72 614 686 #224
1943 66 618 684 #232
1942 53 760 813 #203
1941 51 604 655 #218
1940 68 625 693 #205
1939 52 526 578 #226
1938 58 554 612 #218
1937 61 576 637 #207
1936 66 501 567 #227
1935 70 550 620 #216
1934 55 570 625 #212
1933 83 579 662 #202
1932 68 661 729 #194
1931 64 619 683 #207
1930 80 702 782 #199
1929 74 654 728 #201
1928 100 728 828 #193
1927 97 792 889 #182
1926 80 785 865 #181
1925 93 788 881 #183
1924 100 834 934 #173
1923 99 831 930 #171
1922 88 792 880 #176
1921 88 878 966 #166
1920 81 829 910 #170
1919 80 817 897 #164
1918 73 862 935 #163
1917 84 857 941 #151
1916 74 820 894 #149
1915 75 812 887 #146
1914 60 605 665 #152
1913 63 479 542 #152
1912 50 394 444 #152
1911 48 236 284 #141
1910 45 233 278 #138
1909 37 175 212 #147
1908 36 196 232 #129
1907 28 196 224 #123
1906 37 151 188 #137
1905 43 169 212 #128
1904 28 144 172 #139
1903 34 167 201 #119
1902 37 156 193 #124
1901 29 142 171 #118
1900 50 218 268 #107
1899 31 138 169 #120
1898 27 195 222 #98
1897 35 180 215 #99
1896 31 190 221 #101
1895 23 207 230 #94
1894 15 206 221 #93
1893 26 181 207 #98
1892 27 231 258 #88
1891 23 179 202 #90
1890 17 209 226 #82
1889 24 207 231 #86
1888 23 222 245 #84
1887 22 215 237 #77
1886 22 198 220 #85
1885 14 235 249 #75
1884 17 284 301 #66
1883 18 239 257 #67
1882 8 244 252 #71
1881 8 286 294 #57
1880 16 249 265 #66