Recorded 1971–2004 Girls' name Peak 1982 61 births

Iracema — girls' name

61 babies named Iracema in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s351990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Iracema was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

10 babies were named Iracema in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iracema

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Iracema between 1971 and 2004, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iracema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iracema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Iracema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Iracema in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iracema in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iracema at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

61

Since 1971

34 years of records

Peak year

1982

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1971

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2004

Iracema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1971

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1982)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 2004199419891986198419821980197819741971 5

Iracema by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 57% of Iracema's all-time total
1970s161980s351990s52000s5

Iracema by state

Where Iracema concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Iracema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 16.4%
#2 California
5 8.2%
Texas share of Iracema's total US births 16.4%
Even split

10 of 61 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iracema?
61 babies have been named Iracema since 1971. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1982 with 10 births.
When was Iracema most popular?
Iracema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Iracema most popular?
The top states for the name Iracema are Texas (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Iracema been used?
Iracema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 34 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Iracema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ira, Irasema, Irais, Iraida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.