Irona
Richie Rich Jr. is a fictional character in the Harvey Comics universe. He debuted in the comic book Little Dot #1, cover-dated September 1953, and was created by Alfred Harvey with artists Warren Kremer and/or Steve Muffatti. Dubbed "the poor little rich boy", Richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents and is the world's richest kid.
Meaning & Origin of Irona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richie Rich Jr. is a fictional character in the Harvey Comics universe. He debuted in the comic book Little Dot #1, cover-dated September 1953, and was created by Alfred Harvey with artists Warren Kremer and/or Steve Muffatti. Dubbed "the poor little rich boy", Richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents and is the world's richest kid.
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The Story of Irona
American parents first put Irona on the record books as a baby girl name in 1920, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 6 Ironas were born — ranking #4,398 that year. About 52% of every Irona on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Irona last appeared in the published SSA data in 1933, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Irona
Irona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Irona's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #4,398. Use the chart and map above to compare Irona'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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