U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024

Ira

A name that crested in the 1880s and has all but disappeared since.

Peaked 1881
1881peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1881
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#57
of all U.S. boys’ names
Skew
88.9%
given to boys
Median age today
~84
median birth year 1942
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