Name meaning & stats
Ira
Ira means “watchful” (Hebrew origin). 33,667 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.
What it means
“watchful”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1947
33,667 US babies were named Ira between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Ira (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Ira is the main spelling
- Ira 100%
- Irah <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1947)