Recorded 1927–2018 Boys' name Peak 1991 339 births

Irineo — boys' name

339 babies named Irineo in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131940s361950s231960s121970s371980s441990s872000s662010s21
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Irineo was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Irineo in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irineo

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Irineo between 1927 and 2018, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Irineo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irineo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Irineo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Irineo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irineo 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 339 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.

Irineo at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

339

Since 1927

92 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1927

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2018

Irineo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1927

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
468101214 201820071999199219831972195019411927 6

Irineo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 26% of Irineo's all-time total
1920s131940s361950s231960s121970s371980s441990s872000s662010s21

Irineo by state

Where Irineo concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Irineo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 12.4%
#2 Texas
18 5.3%
California share of Irineo's total US births 12.4%
Even split

42 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irineo?
339 babies have been named Irineo since 1927. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Irineo most popular?
Irineo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Irineo most popular?
The top states for the name Irineo are California (42 births), Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Irineo been used?
Irineo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 92 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Irineo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iris, Irie, Irish, Iric, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1927–2018 (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.