Recorded 1913–2022 Boys' name Peak 1923 59 births

Ire — boys' name

59 babies named Ire in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s121930s111940s52000s52010s62020s5
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.

What the Data Says About Ire

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Ire between 1913 and 2022, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ire performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ire shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ire in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ire at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

59

Since 1913

110 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1913

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1913

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Ire by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 25% of Ire's all-time total
1910s151920s121930s111940s52000s52010s62020s5

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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.