US rank #1566 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,297 births

Irina — #1566 US girls' name

2,297 babies named Irina in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s141960s511970s891980s1361990s2722000s4102010s7392020s581
#1566
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Irina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

135 babies were named Irina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irina

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,297 babies named Irina between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irina currently holds the #1566 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 739 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Irina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 358 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Irina in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irina 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 2,297 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.

Irina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,297

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

2024

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,566

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Irina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
135
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Irina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
739 births that decade — 32% of Irina's all-time total
1940s51950s141960s511970s891980s1361990s2722000s4102010s7392020s581

Irina by state

Where Irina concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Irina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
358 15.6%
#2 Texas
171 7.4%
#3 New York
162 7.1%
#4 Washington
112 4.9%
#5 Florida
76 3.3%
#6 Arizona
23 1.0%
#7 Illinois
16 0.7%
#8 North Carolina
15 0.7%
California share of Irina's total US births 15.6%
Even split

358 of 2,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Irina appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irina?
2,297 babies have been named Irina since 1944. It currently ranks #1566 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 135 births.
When was Irina most popular?
Irina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 739 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Irina most popular?
The top states for the name Irina are California (358 births), Texas (171 births), New York (162 births).
How long has the name Irina been used?
Irina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Irina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iris, Irie, Irine, Irish, 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, 1944–2024 (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.