Girls' name · since 2003
Irulan
Irulan has 45 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Irulan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 45 have been recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Irulan recorded 45 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2009.
- #36,178 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irulan ranks #36,178 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Irulan's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irulan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irulan's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irulan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2009
- Peak year (2003)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Irulan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Irulan's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Irulan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irulan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2003–2009 (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 Irulan 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.