First Name IRA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • IRA is ranked as the 751st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 56,244.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 17.64 people named IRA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named IRA is 28,076.
  • The SSA data also shows that IRA is used as a boy's name 91% of the time.

First Names IRA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 56,244 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 751
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 28,076
  • National Rank 1,166
  • Percentile Rank 98.74%
  • Proportion/100k 8.81

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name IRA is 77.5% White, 3.9% Hispanic origin, 14.2% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name IRA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name IRA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Indian masculine given name
  • Polynesian feminine given name
  • Biblical surname
  • Hebrew masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name IRA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.5% 63.9% 13.6%
Hispanic origin 3.9% 16.3% -12.4%
Black 14.2% 12.3% 1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named IRA is New York where 6,175 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named IRA, as 32.42 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Maine (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names IRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,972 15.31 98.5% Indiana 857 12.99 97.3% Iowa 291 9.37 96.2% Kansas 478 16.47 95.3% Michigan 1,010 10.19 98.7% Minnesota 316 5.78 96.9% Missouri 971 32.42 97.4% Nebraska 197 10.48 92.2% North Dakota 40 5.44 75.1% Ohio 1,317 11.36 98.0% South Dakota 44 5.18 76.1% Wisconsin 313 5.44 96.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name IRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,972 15.31 98.5%
Indiana 857 12.99 97.3%
Iowa 291 9.37 96.2%
Kansas 478 16.47 95.3%
Michigan 1,010 10.19 98.7%
Minnesota 316 5.78 96.9%
Missouri 971 32.42 97.4%
Nebraska 197 10.48 92.2%
North Dakota 40 5.44 75.1%
Ohio 1,317 11.36 98.0%
South Dakota 44 5.18 76.1%
Wisconsin 313 5.44 96.6%
West State Statistics First-Names IRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 82.8% Arizona 1,041 15.46 97.0% California 5,374 13.85 99.3% Colorado 756 14.12 96.9% Hawaii 181 12.72 94.5% Idaho 195 11.94 91.5% Montana 141 13.79 88.5% Nevada 559 19.71 96.2% New Mexico 364 17.47 93.5% Oregon 402 10.12 95.3% Utah 406 13.79 94.6% Washington 775 10.97 98.0% Wyoming 56 9.58 79.6%

West States
State stats for the first name IRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 82.8%
Arizona 1,041 15.46 97.0%
California 5,374 13.85 99.3%
Colorado 756 14.12 96.9%
Hawaii 181 12.72 94.5%
Idaho 195 11.94 91.5%
Montana 141 13.79 88.5%
Nevada 559 19.71 96.2%
New Mexico 364 17.47 93.5%
Oregon 402 10.12 95.3%
Utah 406 13.79 94.6%
Washington 775 10.97 98.0%
Wyoming 56 9.58 79.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names IRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 596 16.56 97.0% Maine 61 4.59 82.5% Massachusetts 511 7.57 96.2% New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.2% New Jersey 2,585 28.92 98.8% New York 6,175 31.27 99.5% Pennsylvania 2,226 17.4 98.7% Rhode Island 91 8.64 89.3% Vermont 137 21.9 92.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name IRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 596 16.56 97.0%
Maine 61 4.59 82.5%
Massachusetts 511 7.57 96.2%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.2%
New Jersey 2,585 28.92 98.8%
New York 6,175 31.27 99.5%
Pennsylvania 2,226 17.4 98.7%
Rhode Island 91 8.64 89.3%
Vermont 137 21.9 92.7%
South State Statistics First-Names IRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,195 24.64 97.8% Arkansas 743 25.05 96.8% Delaware 128 13.69 95.4% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.3% Florida 4,884 24.55 99.5% Georgia 2,362 23.39 98.8% Kentucky 797 18.06 96.8% Louisiana 1,092 23.48 97.5% Maryland 1,669 27.93 98.8% Mississippi 971 32.42 97.4% North Carolina 1,968 19.79 98.9% Oklahoma 891 22.96 97.0% South Carolina 987 20.42 97.5% Tennessee 1,409 21.51 98.2% Texas 4,901 18.18 99.3% Virginia 1,676 20.13 98.5% West Virginia 591 31.94 94.7%

South States
State stats for the first name IRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,195 24.64 97.8%
Arkansas 743 25.05 96.8%
Delaware 128 13.69 95.4%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.3%
Florida 4,884 24.55 99.5%
Georgia 2,362 23.39 98.8%
Kentucky 797 18.06 96.8%
Louisiana 1,092 23.48 97.5%
Maryland 1,669 27.93 98.8%
Mississippi 971 32.42 97.4%
North Carolina 1,968 19.79 98.9%
Oklahoma 891 22.96 97.0%
South Carolina 987 20.42 97.5%
Tennessee 1,409 21.51 98.2%
Texas 4,901 18.18 99.3%
Virginia 1,676 20.13 98.5%
West Virginia 591 31.94 94.7%
 

Full Names with IRA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have IRA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named IRA.

The most popular full name is IRA Smith. 0.95% of all the people named IRA have this family name.

There are 5957 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name IRA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 IRA Smith 0.95%
2 IRA Johnson 0.81%
3 IRA Miller 0.59%
4 IRA Jones 0.59%
5 IRA Davis 0.57%
6 IRA Cohen 0.54%
7 IRA Brown 0.54%
8 IRA Williams 0.49%
9 IRA Thomas 0.40%
10 IRA Jackson 0.38%
11 IRA Lewis 0.35%
12 IRA Wilson 0.34%
13 IRA Taylor 0.32%
14 IRA Thompson 0.31%
15 IRA Robinson 0.30%
16 IRA Schwartz 0.30%
17 IRA White 0.29%
18 IRA Moore 0.28%
19 IRA Young 0.26%
20 IRA Green 0.26%