US rank #5053 Girls' name Peak 2012 795 births

Irlanda — #5053 US girls' name

795 babies named Irlanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s1232000s2402010s2952020s126
#5053
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Irlanda was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

67 babies were named Irlanda in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Irlanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 795 babies named Irlanda between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Irlanda currently holds the #5053 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Irlanda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Irlanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 269 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Irlanda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Irlanda 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 795 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.

Irlanda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

795

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2012

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,053

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Irlanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
67
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419871979 6

Irlanda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
295 births that decade — 37% of Irlanda's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s1232000s2402010s2952020s126

Irlanda by state

Where Irlanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Irlanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
269 33.8%
#2 Texas
137 17.2%
#3 Arizona
45 5.7%
California share of Irlanda's total US births 33.8%
Even split

269 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Irlanda?
795 babies have been named Irlanda since 1979. It currently ranks #5053 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 67 births.
When was Irlanda most popular?
Irlanda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Irlanda most popular?
The top states for the name Irlanda are California (269 births), Texas (137 births), Arizona (45 births).
How long has the name Irlanda been used?
Irlanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Irlanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irlene, Irline. 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, 1979–2024 (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.