Recorded 1995–2005 Girls' name Peak 1995 208 births

Irania — girls' name

208 babies named Irania in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1602000s48
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Irania was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

91 babies were named Irania in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irania

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Irania between 1995 and 2005, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irania performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Irania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Irania in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irania 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 208 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.

Irania at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

208

Since 1995

11 years of records

Peak year

1995

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1995

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2005

Irania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1995

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
91
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
020406080100 2005200420032002200120001998199719961995 91

Irania by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
160 births that decade — 77% of Irania's all-time total
1990s1602000s48

Irania by state

Where Irania concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Irania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 31.3%
#2 Texas
43 20.7%
#3 Arizona
14 6.7%
California share of Irania's total US births 31.3%
Even split

65 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irania?
208 babies have been named Irania since 1995. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 91 births.
When was Irania most popular?
Irania was most popular in the 1990s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Irania most popular?
The top states for the name Irania are California (65 births), Texas (43 births), Arizona (14 births).
How long has the name Irania been used?
Irania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 11 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Irania?
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, 1995–2005 (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.