Girls' name · since 1943
Irita
Irita has 25 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
Irita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Irita recorded 25 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1951.
- #43,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1943
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irita ranks #43,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1943, peaking in the 1940s.
- #43,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
Irita's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irita's full recorded timeline at 1948, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births.
Irita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1951
- Peak year (1943)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Irita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
1940s was Irita's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Irita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Irita's data
- Irita's decade-level peak was the 1940s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1943–1951 (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 Irita 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.