Recorded 1953–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 954 births

Irasema — girls' name

954 babies named Irasema in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1481960s1521970s1941980s2101990s1652000s682010s17
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Irasema was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

40 babies were named Irasema in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irasema

The Social Security Administration has registered 954 babies named Irasema between 1953 and 2016, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irasema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irasema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Irasema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 435 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Irasema in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irasema 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 954 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.

Irasema at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

954

Since 1953

64 years of records

Peak year

1996

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1953

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2016

Irasema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1953

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
40
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
01020304050 201620021994198619781970196219541953 5

Irasema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
210 births that decade — 22% of Irasema's all-time total
1950s1481960s1521970s1941980s2101990s1652000s682010s17

Irasema by state

Where Irasema concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Irasema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
435 45.6%
#2 California
127 13.3%
#3 New York
42 4.4%
Texas share of Irasema's total US births 45.6%
Even split

435 of 954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irasema?
954 babies have been named Irasema since 1953. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 40 births.
When was Irasema most popular?
Irasema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Irasema most popular?
The top states for the name Irasema are Texas (435 births), California (127 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Irasema been used?
Irasema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 64 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Irasema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ira, Irais, Iraida, 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, 1953–2016 (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.