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Ira

“The earth, speech, or water; an epithet of Saraswati”

2 syllables · 3 letters

About the name Ira

Ira in Sanskrit covers earth, water and speech at once, and as a Saraswati epithet it leans toward the last of those. English speakers usually meet the name as a masculine Hebrew one, so the Indian Ira often has to correct the vowel and the gender in the same breath.

Ira is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced EE-rah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 69 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 2010s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
The earth, speech, or water; an epithet of Saraswati
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
EE-rah
Syllables
2
Letters
3
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
2010s
Rarity
69 / 100
Per million
~17
Starts with
I
Numerology
1 · The Pioneer

How popular is Ira?

Popularity31/100
Rarity69/100

Ira currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 17 people per million carry it — about 1 in 58,824. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Ira

  • Ira Khan
    Indian theatre director and mental health advocate
  • Ira Trivedi
    Indian author and columnist

Spellings and variants of Ira

EeraIraaIrah

Names similar to Ira

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Ila

EE-lah

Puranic figure who changed sex, also earth and sacred speech in the Vedas

Sanskrit78% rare
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Indira

in-DEE-rah

Beauty, splendour; an epithet of Lakshmi

Sanskrit64% rare
Very Rare

Anvi

AAN-vee

One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth

Sanskrit87% rare
Very Rare

Avni

AHV-nee

The earth, the ground that holds everything up

Sanskrit84% rare
Rare

Isha

EE-shaa

Ruler or mistress, a name of Parvati

Sanskrit69% rare
Rare

Vidya

VID-yah

Knowledge, learning; an epithet of Saraswati

Sanskrit72% rare
Very Rare

Aarna

AAR-naa

Wave or flowing water, an epithet of Lakshmi

Sanskrit88% rare
Very Rare

Ambika

AHM-bee-kah

Little mother, an epithet of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya

Sanskrit81% rare
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Ira — frequently asked questions

What does the name Ira mean?

Ira means "The earth, speech, or water; an epithet of Saraswati". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Ira?

Ira is pronounced EE-rah, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Ira?

Ira scores 69 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 58,824 people carry it — about 17 per million.

What is the numerology number for Ira?

Ira carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 9.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ira?

The lucky number for Ira is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.