Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1918
Irna
25 babies named Irna in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1918–1960
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Irna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Irna recorded 25 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1960.
- 25 total births
- 1918–1960 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Irna since 1918, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1960.
- 25
- total births
- 1918–1960
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Irna was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
5 babies were named Irna in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Irna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Irna's full recorded timeline at 1921, 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 1918, with just 5 recorded births.
Irna at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Irna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1960
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Irna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Irna's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Irna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Irna? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 25 babies named Irna. The most recent recorded year was 1960. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 5 births.
When was Irna most popular? ▼
Irna was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Irna been used? ▼
Records for Irna go back to 1918, giving 43 years of history through 1960.
What to do with Irna's data
- Irna's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1918–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Irna: Baby Name Since 1918 - 25 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/irna. 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 Irna 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.