Ira Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
1998	#3848
2003	#4373
2007	#2895
2009	#3422
2010	#5707
2011	#2893
2012	#2215
2013	#2460
2014	#1367
2015	#2195
2016	#3214
2017	#2090
2018	#2090
2019	#2458
2020	#1556
2021	#1224
2024	#1065

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #544 in Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Ira's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1065	32	High	Demonstration data
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#1224	27	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1184	23	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#1556	19	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1150	23	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#2458	10	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1253	20	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#2090	13	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#1533	16	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#2090	13	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#1210	22	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#3214	7	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#1498	17	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#2195	12	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#1367	23	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#2460	10	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1796	12	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#2215	12	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#2893	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#5707	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1981	10	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#2895	7	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#3848	3	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#905	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#883	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.