Recorded 1978–2019 Boys' name Peak 2005 23 births

Iron — boys' name

23 babies named Iron in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s62000s72010s10
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Iron was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Iron in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iron

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Iron between 1978 and 2019, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iron performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iron shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iron 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 23 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.

Iron at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

23

Since 1978

42 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1978

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2019

Iron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1978

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2019201820051978 6

Iron by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 43% of Iron's all-time total
1970s62000s72010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iron?
23 babies have been named Iron since 1978. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Iron most popular?
Iron was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Iron been used?
Iron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 42 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Iron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iroh, Iro. 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, 1978–2019 (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.