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.

#20,986 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1913
1910s
peak 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.

  • #20,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 59 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ire ranks #20,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#20,986 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ire's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
4.555.566.5 19131918191919231929193119341943200820192022 5

Ire by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 25% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ire? ▼
59 babies have been named Ire since 1913. All-time, it sits at #20,986 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
Where does Ire sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ire ranks #20,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Irene Boy
1,350 births
Ireland Boy
209 births
Ireoluwa Boy
#7569 173 births
Iremide Boy
#6744 143 births
Iren Boy
78 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.