Recorded 1948–2008 Girls' name Peak 1963 525 births

Iraida — girls' name

525 babies named Iraida in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s601960s1581970s1301980s921990s512000s28
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Iraida was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

22 babies were named Iraida in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iraida

The Social Security Administration has registered 525 babies named Iraida between 1948 and 2008, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iraida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iraida performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Iraida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Iraida in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iraida 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 525 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.

Iraida at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

525

Since 1948

61 years of records

Peak year

1963

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1948

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2008

Iraida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1948

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1963)
22
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
0510152025 200819921986198019741968196219561948 6

Iraida by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
158 births that decade — 30% of Iraida's all-time total
1940s61950s601960s1581970s1301980s921990s512000s28

Iraida by state

Where Iraida concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Iraida
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%
New York share of Iraida's total US births 34.7%
Even split

182 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iraida?
525 babies have been named Iraida since 1948. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1963 with 22 births.
When was Iraida most popular?
Iraida was most popular in the 1960s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Iraida most popular?
The top states for the name Iraida are New York (182 births), New Jersey (16 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Iraida been used?
Iraida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 61 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Iraida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ira, Irasema, Irais, Iran, 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, 1948–2008 (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.