Recorded 1978–2006 Girls' name Peak 1979 80 births

Irisha — girls' name

80 babies named Irisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s391990s202000s5
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Irisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Irisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Irisha between 1978 and 2006, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Irisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irisha 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 80 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.

Irisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

80

Since 1978

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1978

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2006

Irisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1978

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
45678910 200619951991199019891988198719861985198219791978 7

Irisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 49% of Irisha's all-time total
1970s161980s391990s202000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irisha?
80 babies have been named Irisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Irisha most popular?
Irisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Irisha been used?
Irisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 29 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Irisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iris, Irie, Irina, Irine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2006 (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.