Girls' name · since 1995
Irys
218 babies named Irys in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
218 babies have been named Irys since 1995, making it today's #6230 girls' name.
Irys has 218 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6230 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #18,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,230 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 218 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irys ranks #18,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,230 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 218 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Irys's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Irys compares
218 39th percentile among 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
Irys's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Irys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irys splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Irys by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (98 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Irys's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Irys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 98 births (45% of all-time use).
Irys by state
Where Irys concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 218 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Iryss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Irys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Irys 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.