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Ira
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11% girls / 89% boys
Origin of the name
Ira is a Hebrew name. In the Bible, Ira is a priest of King David.
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Where babies named Ira are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ira is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ira is most common in West Virginia (2.8 times), Mississippi (2.4) and Arkansas (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Ira are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ira is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ira is most common in Mississippi (5.7 times), Alabama (4.3) and Georgia (4.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7% | 93% |
| 1890s | 12% | 88% |
| 1900s | 17% | 83% |
| 1910s | 10% | 90% |
| 1920s | 10% | 90% |
| 1930s | 10% | 90% |
| 1940s | 8% | 92% |
| 1950s | 7% | 93% |
| 1960s | 7% | 93% |
| 1970s | 6% | 94% |
| 1980s | 7% | 93% |
| 1990s | 8% | 92% |
| 2000s | 11% | 89% |
| 2010s | 35% | 65% |
| 2020s | 39% | 61% |