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Ira in the US

  1. #895 Preston
  2. #896 Candy
  3. #897 Elvira
  4. #898 Brendan
  5. #899 Ira
  6. #900 Rachelle
  7. #901 Dylan
  8. #902 Corinne
  9. #903 Cherie
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IRA

as a First Name

See Ira as a last name

Biblical name (meaning ‘watchful’ in Hebrew), borne by a character mentioned very briefly in the Bible, one of the chief officers of King David (2 Samuel 20:26). It was taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century, and is still occasionally used, mainly in the United States. It was famously borne by the lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983).
899th in the U.S. for 2011

Nicknames & variations

Quick facts

Tens of Thousands
of people in the U.S have this name
39,545
to be exact (as of February 2011)
43,347
if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
West Virginia
has the most people named Ira per capita
1915
marked the height of its popularity
3%
97%
62%
55+
31%
30-54
5%
13-29
3%
0-12

Top state populations

U.S. Distribution Map

Ira is most likely to live in New York, Florida, Texas, California, and New Jersey

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