Iras
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths. Launched on 25 January 1983, its mission lasted ten months. The telescope was a joint project of the United States (NASA), the Netherlands (NIVR), and the United Kingdom (SERC).
Meaning & Origin of Iras
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths. Launched on 25 January 1983, its mission lasted ten months. The telescope was a joint project of the United States (NASA), the Netherlands (NIVR), and the United Kingdom (SERC).
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The Story of Iras
Iras first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1912: 6 births, good for #2,634 nationwide. Iras last appeared in the published SSA data in 1912, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Iras
Iras is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Iras's peak popularity came in 1912 when it ranked #2,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Iras's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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