Girls' name · since 1995
Irania
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Irania, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
208 girls have been named Irania since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Irania has 208 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2005.
- #19,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irania ranks #19,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Irania's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Irania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irania splits its recorded history at 2001: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2005
- Peak year (1995)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Irania by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (160 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Irania's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Irania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 160 births (77% of all-time use).
Irania by state
Where Irania concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 31.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 20.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 14 | 6.7% |
65 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Irania's data
- Irania's decade-level peak was the 1990s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Iranias (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Irania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1995–2005 (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 Irania 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.