Recorded 1999–2022 Girls' name Peak 2008 210 births

Irelynd — girls' name

210 babies named Irelynd in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s942010s892020s22
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Irelynd was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Irelynd in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irelynd

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Irelynd between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irelynd currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irelynd performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Irelynd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irelynd 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 210 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.

Irelynd at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

210

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Irelynd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202220192016201320102007200420001999 5

Irelynd by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 45% of Irelynd's all-time total
1990s52000s942010s892020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irelynd?
210 babies have been named Irelynd since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Irelynd most popular?
Irelynd was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Irelynd been used?
Irelynd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Irelynd?
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.

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, 1999–2022 (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.