Unisex name · since 1991
Ireon
15 babies named Ireon in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #49,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Ireon since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ireon has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1998.
- #49,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ireon ranks #49,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #49,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ireon's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ireon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ireon splits its recorded history at 1998: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ireon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
15 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1998 with 10 births in a single year.
Ireon popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2010 (Ireon as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Ireon accounts for 25% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ireon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Ireon's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ireon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Ireon decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ireon by state
Where Ireon concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 33.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 33.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Louisiana records the most Ireons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ireon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1991–1998 (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 Ireon 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.
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