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Ira

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Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Watcher

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Boys Named Ira

This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Ira in the U.S. since 1880.

Records indicate that at least 50,042 boys have been named Ira since 1880 in the United States.

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User Comments about the name Ira


  • Comment left Nov 06, 2009: "Ira is the most spectacular name. It has a long history and is definitely unique. I know someone who has this name and their comment is 'its ok'. I believe it is more than ok. I believe it is a name which predicts 'greatness." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Sep 05, 2009: "My name is Ira. I'm male. The funny thing is... I actually feel like an Ira, If that makes sense!! I enjoy my name and it's mystery..." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jan 11, 2009: "My Namee Is Irah .. And I Am A Girl .. I'm Not Suree Bout It! .. But I fMeet Somee1 New Theyy Sayy How Nacee The Namee Is!" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jul 31, 2008: "im a girl and my name is ira. well actually just my nickname. my name is really shamIRA." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Jun 11, 2008: "Ira Levin was a famous American author. He died in 2007 aged 78. Another famous Ira - definitely a male one - is Ira Gershwin, brother of George." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Mar 24, 2008: "i actually had a plan since i was a teenager to change my name since i really hated the name my mother gave me which she hardly knew it's meaning. So i searched for names & their meaning especially a small simple name!! and though it was a male name,i don't care-i'm gonna surprise my mum with my new name!! i'm sure she'll love it! anyway! its just a name i'm changing,I'm still the same person! so no offense!" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Mar 17, 2008: "i am girl and my name is ira and i find ira is girlish name.its unique to" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Dec 24, 2006: "wel its my name n i am a girl livin in india. its beeen anice experience though pple mispronounce n even mis spell it. they often ask the meanin well dats d price u pay for an unusual name. cheers" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Nov 06, 2006: "The worst thing is getting a call from someone whom I don't know, who asks for Ms. xxxxx, assuming that "Ira", since it ends in a vowel, must be a girl's name." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Oct 18, 2006: "Though this name comes from Hebrew, Ira is the Latin word for anger. Most won't pick up on that fact, but those who do could certainly be bothersome." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Sep 12, 2006: "My husband and I named our son Ira , it's a nice name very unique. We wanted something that wasn't an everyday name and not so common. He is named after his great great Uncle." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jun 06, 2006: "This is definatley going to be my kids name in the future" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Feb 27, 2006: "Great Classic Name...Would love to see it come back around." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Nov 16, 2005: "My name is Ira, and it has treated me well. A lot of people say they thought it was a girl's name- despite never having met a girl named Ira. Probably because it's one of the few male names that end in "A"" (Report as inappropriate)



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