Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2017
Irlan
26 babies named Irlan in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10730
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Irlan is the #10730 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irlan has been recorded 26 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #10730 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #10730 among boys today
- 26 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Irlan is currently the #10730 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 26 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10730
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Irlan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10730
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Irlan was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Irlan in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Irlan compares
26 10th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Irlan's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irlan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Irlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irlan's full recorded timeline at 2023, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Irlan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#10,730
Active since
2017
Irlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Irlan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Irlan's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Irlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Irlan? ▼
26 babies have been named Irlan since 2017. It currently ranks #10730 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Irlan most popular? ▼
Irlan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Irlan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Irlan since 2017 -- 8 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Irlan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irl, Irland. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Irlan: #10730 Boys' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/irlan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Irlan 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 July 2026.