Iru

given name · Latin script

Meaning: The name Iru is derived from a Hebrew root word meaning "citizen" or "watchful"

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ɪɹuː/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Iru is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Spain than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • ESSpain1 in 625K(measured from records)
  • BRBrazil1 in 6.8M

carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Spain (measured from records)

80 people

Sources
25 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 625K (inferred from the name graph)

Spain

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

The name Iru is derived from a Hebrew root word meaning "citizen" or "watchful".

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Iru counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Iru is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
ES Spain801 in 625K80Iru22
BR Brazil311 in 6.8M31Iru21
AR Argentina——2Iru25
MX Mexico———Iru23
US United States——6Iru19
CL Chile———Iru13
UY Uruguay——1Iru5

80 people counted by INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present); IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Montevideo Open Data — Nombres por año y sexo (1940–2012). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Iru is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India, Nigeria, Australia

    Languages: English, German

    Also written I-Ru, Irů, Irú

  • Chinese given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Taiwan, Spain, United States

    Also written I-Ru

  • Lao given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Laos

    Languages: Lao, Thai

    Also written Irü

31 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Iru is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Rsi Uru Angirasa (५); a son of Caksusa Manu (P)

    as a nameSunama Sarit (Hindi) Ten Thousand Sanskrit Names

  • In English, Biblical name

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • In tft, spoon, ladle, especially one made from a coconut shell

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In sxn, scoop up with a ladle or spoon

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 17 sources across 13 countries.

Official registers attesting Iru
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—80#18,842
ES SpainINE — Nombres más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—71#9,651
BR BrazilIBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror)202231—
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—29#92,291
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)20178#2,887
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20256—
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)20184#3,871
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)20193#4,257
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)20222#4,800
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — births 1922–2015 (Kaggle mirror)19932—
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present)20142#4,427
UY UruguayMontevideo Open Data — Nombres por año y sexo (1940–2012)20091—

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Iru mean, and where does it come from?
The name Iru is derived from a Hebrew root word meaning "citizen" or "watchful". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
How do you pronounce Iru?
A machine transcription gives /ɪɹuː/ (IPA) for Hindi.
Is Iru a male or female name?
Iru is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Iru have the most bearers?
In Spain, the national register counted about 80 people named Iru, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled iru.
Where is Iru most common?
Iru is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 625 thousand people carrying it.
How common is the name Iru?
In Spain, the national register counted 80 people named Iru, about 1 in 625 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Iru”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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