Over the past 110 years, 2 719 girls and 42 531 boys have been named Ira. The name Ira ranks 2458th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ira in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Ira came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.