Girls' name · since 1978
Irisha
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Irisha, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
80 girls have been named Irisha since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Irisha has 80 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2006.
- #29,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irisha ranks #29,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Irisha's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irisha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2006
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Irisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (39 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Irisha's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Irisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Irisha's data
- Irisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Irisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1978–2006 (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 Irisha 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.