Ire vs Ireland

Side-by-side comparison of Ire and Ireland — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ire

Boy name

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Name B

Ireland

Girl name · Rank #1858

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Metric Ire Ireland
Current Rank Unranked #1858
Total Births (all years) 59 6,263
Peak Year 1923 2009
Peak Year Births 6 345
Peak Decade 1910ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1993

Births by Decade

Decade Ire Ireland
1910ss 15 —
1920ss 12 —
1930ss 11 —
1940ss 5 —
1990ss — 604
2000ss 5 2,559
2010ss 6 2,405
2020ss 5 695

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ire Ireland
2014 — 271
2015 — 272
2016 — 226
2017 — 196
2018 — 203
2019 6 201
2020 — 182
2021 — 154
2022 5 151
2023 — 100
2024 — 108

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2022.

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