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Ira

Pronounced /ˈaɪɹə/

Rank in 2024
#1,435
Born in 2024
154
Peak year
2022 · #1227
Origin
Hebrew, Slavic
Also recorded for boys:230 in 2024 (#977)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 154 girls were named Ira, about 1 in every 10,475.
  • It peaked in 2022 with 196 babies, ranked #1227.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 6,902 girls have been named Ira since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ira per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 1,687 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 1,209 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,028 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 329 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 214 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 291 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,667 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful". ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹə/ Rhymes: -aɪɹə Hyphenation: I‧ra ==== Proper noun ==== Ira A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26. : And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. A male given name from Hebrew, mostly of American usage. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri. A town in Cayuga County, New York. An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.

  • A male given name from Hebrew, mostly of American usage.
  • A female given name from the Slavic languages.
Origin
Hebrew, Slavic
Say it
/ˈaɪɹə/

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