Iroh
Iroh is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, and is part of the Avatar: The Last Airbender world. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the character was voiced by Mako in the first two seasons and, due to Mako's death, by Greg Baldwin in the third season and the sequel series The Legend of Korra.
Meaning & Origin of Iroh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iroh is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, and is part of the Avatar: The Last Airbender world. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the character was voiced by Mako in the first two seasons and, due to Mako's death, by Greg Baldwin in the third season and the sequel series The Legend of Korra.
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The Story of Iroh
Iroh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 54 births, good for #2,497 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Irohs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,547 among baby boy names with 53 births, rising sharply (+98% over the past five years). In total, more than 406 Irohs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Iroh most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Nigeria51%
- Indonesia19%
- TW13%
- Singapore10%
- QA7%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Iroh
Phonetically similar names — useful when Iroh is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Iroh
Iroh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 406 births in the dataset. Iroh's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,497. Use the chart and map above to compare Iroh'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.