Total births
13
Boys' name · since 2020
Iro
13 babies named Iro in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10786
- among boys today
- 13
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Iro is the #10786 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 13 recorded since 2020.
Iro has 13 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10786 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2024.
- #10786 among boys today
- 13 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Iro is currently the #10786 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 13 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10786
- among boys today
- 13
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Iro vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10786
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Iro was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Iro in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Iro compares
13 5th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iro's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iro | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Iro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iro's full recorded timeline at 2024, 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 2020, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iro at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,786
Active since
2020
Iro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Iro by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Iro's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Iro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iro? ▼
Iro has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2020, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #10786 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Iro most popular? ▼
Iro was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Iro been used? ▼
Iro has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iro? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iroh, Iron. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2020–2024 (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. "Iro: #10786 Boys' Name - 13 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iro. 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 Iro 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.