Boys' name · since 1978
Iron
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Iron, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Iron sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iron has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2019.
- #27,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iron ranks #27,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Iron's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iron's full recorded timeline at 2018, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Iron by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Iron's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Iron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (43% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Iron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~41 yrs)
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, 1978–2019 (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 Iron 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.