Ira

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 45% girls / 55% boys

Meaning

Ira is a unisex given name. As a Sanskrit male name, its meaning is that of the wind god, Vayu. As a female name its meaning is "the Earth". She is daughter of Daksha Prajapati and is wife of Kashyapa Maharishi and she is mother of plants, creepers and trees.

From Wikipedia

Ira first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 35 babies (rank #763 that year). In 2024 it was given to 32 boys (rank #814). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ira

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ira yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

857
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
35
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19919#1,229
19926#1,643
19946#1,604
19968#1,498
19978#1,483
19989#1,370
20016#1,909
20028#1,574
20036#2,011
20046#2,121
20058#1,778
200610#1,563
20075#2,652
200810#1,675
200912#1,510
20108#2,058
201112#1,539
201215#1,300
201316#1,238
201419#1,088
201524#940
201623#986
201731#809
201826#910
201927#885
202030#829
202135#763
202226#947
202329#860
202432#814