Girls' name · since 1948
Iraida
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 525 babies named Iraida, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Iraida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 525 have been recorded since 1948.
Iraida has 525 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2008.
- #11,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 525 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iraida ranks #11,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Iraida's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Iraida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iraida's full recorded timeline at 1976, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iraida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2008
- Peak year (1963)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Iraida by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (158 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Iraida's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Iraida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 60
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
158 births
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 158 births (30% of all-time use).
How Iraida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iraida's total volume
Iraida by state
Where Iraida concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 182 | 34.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
182 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Iraida's data
- Iraida's decade-level peak was the 1960s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Iraidas (182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iraida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iraida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.