Girls' name · since 1890
Irean
485 babies named Irean in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Irean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 485 recorded since 1890.
Irean has 485 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1956.
- #12,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 485 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irean ranks #12,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 485 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Irean's 485 recorded births place it above 83.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Irean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irean's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1956
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Irean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Irean's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Irean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
120 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (27% of all-time use).
Irean by state
Where Irean concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Irean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Ireans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Irean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1890–1956 (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 Irean 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.