Girls' name · since 1979
Irlanda
817 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.
- #8,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
817 babies have been named Irlanda since 1979, making it today's #5617 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Irlanda recorded 817 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #5617 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #8,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,617 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 817 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irlanda ranks #8,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,617 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 817 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Irlanda's 817 recorded births place it above 88.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Irlanda compares
817 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Irlanda's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irlanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Irlanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irlanda splits its recorded history at 2007: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irlanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Irlanda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (295 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Irlanda's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Irlanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 295 births (36% of all-time use).
How Irlanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Irlanda's total volume
Irlanda by state
Where Irlanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 269 | 32.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 147 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 50 | 6.1% |
269 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Irlanda's data
- Irlanda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (295 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Irlandas (269 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Irlanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Irlanda 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.