Girls' name · since 1996
Irelyn
Irelyn has 1,594 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,594
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,594 babies have been named Irelyn since 1996, making it today's #4419 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Irelyn recorded 1,594 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #4419 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #5,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,419 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,594 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irelyn ranks #5,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,419 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,594 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,594
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Irelyn's 1,594 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Irelyn compares
1,594 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Irelyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 176 | 21 | 19,840 |
Irelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irelyn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 176, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Irelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (706 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Irelyn's strongest decade.
706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Irelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
546 births
- 2010s
2010s
706 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 706 births (44% of all-time use).
How Irelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Irelyn's total volume
Irelyn by state
Where Irelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 108 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 52 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 33 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 16 | 1.0% |
108 of 1,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Irelyn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Irelyn's data
- Irelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (706 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Irelyns (108 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 Irelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Irelyn 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.