Unisex name · since 1924
Irish
1,453 babies named Irish in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Irish is the #13348 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,453 recorded since 1924.
Irish has 1,453 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13348 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #5,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,348 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,453 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irish ranks #5,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,348 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,453 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Irish's 1,453 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Irish compares
1,453 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Irish's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irish | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Irish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irish splits its recorded history at 1975: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irish popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Irish popularity over time - boys
155 total births recorded since 1925 (Irish as boys' name)
Irish by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (283 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Irish's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Irish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
243 births
- 1960s
1960s
283 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
155 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s 101
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 283 births (19% of all-time use).
How Irish compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Irish's total volume
Irish by state
Where Irish concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 36 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
36 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Irish's data
- Irish's decade-level peak was the 1960s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Irishs (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Irish
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Irish
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Irish
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Irish 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.