Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish;Christian tradition

Ira

EYE-ruh · 3 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Watchful or alert
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Jewish;Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#975
2024 births230
Peak year1947
First appeared1880
Total US births55,104
1947 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Yira
In other languages
Iro

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