Total births
59
Boys' name · since 1913
Ire
Ire has 59 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 59
- total births
- 1913–2022
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Ire sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 59 recorded since 1913.
Ire has 59 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2022.
- 59 total births
- 1913–2022 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
59 boys have been named Ire since 1913, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2022.
- 59
- total births
- 1913–2022
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Ire was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ire in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Ire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ire's full recorded timeline at 1931, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ire at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Ire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2022
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Ire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Ire's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ire? ▼
59 babies have been named Ire since 1913. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Ire most popular? ▼
Ire was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Ire been used? ▼
Ire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 110 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ire? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irene, Ireland, Ireoluwa, Iremide, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ire's data
- Ire's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ire
Nearby Names Like Ire
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ire
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Ireoluwa Boy
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Iremide Boy
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Iren Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ire: Baby Name Since 1913 - 59 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ire draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.