Ireland
Ireland was the 2224th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 819th; the most babies were born in 2009 (345). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,231 places. More babies were named Ireland in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,224 girls, down 973 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009345 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,556babies recorded
Ireland popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 209 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,224 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,251 | 182 |
| 2010 | #833 | 323 |
| 2000 | #1,339 | 141 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Ireland, counting every spelling?
Ireland has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ireland?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ireland (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ireland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ireland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ireland?
About 6,300 people born in the US named Ireland are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Ireland mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ireland by state
How common Ireland was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ireland: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ireland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ireland
How popular is the name Ireland?
Ireland was the 2224th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 819th; the most babies were born in 2009 (345). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,231 places. More babies were named Ireland in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ireland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ireland in the US.
Where is Ireland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ireland was most common in Idaho (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Michigan.