US rank #6878 Girls' name Peak 2022 103 births

Irelia — #6878 US girls' name

103 babies named Irelia in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s212020s82
#6878
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Irelia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

22 babies were named Irelia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Irelia between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irelia currently holds the #6878 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irelia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Irelia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Irelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irelia 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 103 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.

Irelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

103

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2022

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,878

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Irelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
22
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0510152025 20242023202220212020201920162015 9

Irelia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
82 births that decade — 80% of Irelia's all-time total
2010s212020s82

Irelia by state

Where Irelia concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Irelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.9%
California share of Irelia's total US births 4.9%

5 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irelia?
103 babies have been named Irelia since 2015. It currently ranks #6878 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 22 births.
When was Irelia most popular?
Irelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Irelia most popular?
The top states for the name Irelia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Irelia been used?
Irelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Irelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irene, Ireland, Irena, Irelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.