Boys' name · since 1927
Irineo
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.
- #9,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 339
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
339 boys have been named Irineo since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irineo has been recorded 339 times among boys since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1927 to 2018.
- #9,925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 339 born since 1927
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irineo ranks #9,925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1927, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 339
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Irineo's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Irineo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irineo splits its recorded history at 1985: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irineo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Irineo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (87 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Irineo's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Irineo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 87 births (26% of all-time use).
Irineo by state
Where Irineo concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 5.3% |
42 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Irineo's data
- Irineo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Irineos (42 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Irineo
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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 Irineo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1927–2018 (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 Irineo 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.