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Ira
Pronounced /ˈaɪɹə/
Rank in 2024
#977
Born in 2024
230
Peak year
1947 · #216
Origin
Hebrew, Slavic
Also recorded for girls:154 in 2024 (#1,435)
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 230 boys were named Ira, about 1 in every 7,458.
- It peaked in 1947 with 884 babies, ranked #216.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 55,104 boys 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.
- 0.8Greatest1901–27
- 0.5Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 14,140 babies, 0.85 per 1,000. Silent: 11,099 babies, 0.54 per 1,000. Boomers: 12,789 babies, 0.34 per 1,000. Gen X: 5,315 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,697 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,764 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,787 babies, 0.13 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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