Ira Name Popularity

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How popular is Ira?

Ranking 957th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ira is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #57 was reached in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 883 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ira in any given year was 88 in 2001.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ira occurred roughly during the years 1908-1915, 1939-1942, 1943-1947, 1999-2002, and 2010-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1896-1899.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

How popular will Ira be?

For a number of years, the name Ira has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ira has risen.

The name Ira is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ira (Girl)		Ira (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		147	1,483	215	957
2017		128	1,674	213	968
2016		125	1,703	218	950
2015		97	2,027	199	1,020
2014		104	1,927	160	1,170
2013		78	2,348	156	1,156
2012		60	2,878	149	1,202
2011		45	3,510	110	1,476
2010		38	3,988	130	1,317
2009		25	5,601	127	1,354
2008		16	7,877	98	1,603
2007		17	7,513	111	1,449
2006		18	6,970	100	1,512
2005		11	9,698	94	1,519
2004		12	8,907	107	1,360
2003		13	8,173	103	1,338
2002		9	10,540	137	1,085
2001		10	9,649	88	1,418
2000		< 5	--	101	1,285
1999		< 5	--	99	1,254
1998		8	10,471	96	1,265
1997		8	10,161	108	1,145
1996		11	7,781	123	1,012
1995		9	9,035	112	1,064
1994		15	6,110	109	1,073
1993		12	7,192	109	1,065
1992		8	9,812	129	946
1991		11	7,600	148	865
1990		14	6,250	151	838
1989		12	6,685	158	790
1988		14	5,706	148	775
1987		6	10,332	176	685
1986		18	4,423	197	638
1985		9	7,163	161	694
1984		19	4,047	211	583
1983		12	5,574	233	549
1982		26	3,287	256	533
1981		18	4,205	275	508
1980		16	4,585	282	506
1979		15	4,695	284	495
1978		15	4,515	307	454
1977		14	4,743	306	459
1976		12	4,996	264	490
1975		16	4,007	322	443
1974		20	3,352	276	480
1973		32	2,370	317	439
1972		20	3,205	347	425
1971		25	2,824	337	447
1970		21	3,147	349	436
1969		31	2,311	411	389
1968		21	2,812	334	419
1967		20	2,812	374	394
1966		25	2,425	399	378
1965		25	2,428	407	385
1964		43	1,789	420	386
1963		35	1,993	415	390
1962		37	1,902	501	351
1961		48	1,630	549	334
1960		33	1,996	601	318
1959		38	1,803	594	319
1958		39	1,745	605	307
1957		57	1,398	638	299
1956		54	1,441	703	280
1955		51	1,413	679	274
1954		57	1,323	709	265
1953		48	1,416	728	256
1952		82	1,042	760	246
1951		69	1,123	812	234
1950		58	1,216	796	231
1949		65	1,128	790	229
1948		69	1,062	823	226
1947		84	970	883	216
1946		61	1,091	779	218
1945		68	921	659	212
1944		72	900	612	224
1943		66	980	620	232
1942		53	1,076	760	204
1941		51	1,022	604	218
1940		68	864	625	205
1939		52	984	525	226
1938		58	937	554	218
1937		61	885	576	208
1936		66	830	500	230
1935		70	816	550	216
1934		55	930	570	212
1933		83	715	580	202
1932		68	838	661	194
1931		64	864	618	207
1930		80	788	703	199
1929		74	824	654	201
1928		100	706	728	193
1927		97	730	792	182
1926		80	819	784	181
1925		93	769	789	183
1924		100	738	834	173
1923		99	731	831	171
1922		88	776	792	176
1921		88	781	878	166
1920		81	809	829	170
1919		80	789	817	164
1918		73	845	862	163
1917		84	758	857	151
1916		74	793	820	149
1915		75	764	812	146
1914		60	743	605	152
1913		63	655	479	152
1912		50	716	394	152
1911		48	620	236	141
1910		45	633	233	138
1909		37	653	175	147
1908		36	642	196	130
1907		28	719	196	123
1906		37	581	151	137
1905		43	520	169	128
1904		28	660	144	140
1903		34	562	167	119
1902		37	530	156	124
1901		29	583	142	118
1900		50	480	218	107
1899		31	542	138	120
1898		27	628	195	98
1897		35	493	180	99
1896		31	540	190	101
1895		23	649	207	95
1894		15	800	206	93
1893		26	556	181	98
1892		27	531	231	88
1891		23	551	179	91
1890		17	653	209	82
1889		24	521	207	85
1888		23	528	222	84
1887		22	480	215	77
1886		22	469	198	85
1885		14	590	235	75
1884		17	511	284	66
1883		18	455	239	67
1882		8	708	244	71
1881		8	648	286	57
1880		16	426	249	66

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.