girl's name
Ireta
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Births on record 448
Ireta is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1960 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1920, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ireta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1960, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 89 |
| 1920s | 130 |
| 1930s | 126 |
| 1940s | 64 |
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s (to 1960) | 6 |
How popular is Ireta?
In 1960, Ireta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ireta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ireta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ireta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ireta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ireta
How popular is the name Ireta?
In 1960, Ireta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Ireta a girl's or a boy's name?
Ireta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ireta?
Ireta has 3 syllables.
When was Ireta most popular?
Ireta peaked in 1920, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.