Irish
Irish was the 13864th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1798th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,591 places. More babies were named Irish in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,864 girls, down 6,825 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- 54% girls, 46% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196040 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,608babies recorded
Irish popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,864 | — | 6 | — |
| 2020 | #7,039 | #9,955 | 16 | 7 |
| 2010 | #10,726 | #10,078 | 10 | 7 |
| 2000 | #6,302 | — | 17 | — |
| 1990 | #7,034 | — | 12 | — |
| 1980 | #3,250 | — | 26 | — |
| 1970 | #2,734 | — | 26 | — |
| 1960 | #1,798 | #4,298 | 40 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,600 | — | 16 | — |
| 1940 | #2,481 | — | 12 | — |
| 1930 | #4,858 | — | 5 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Irish, counting every spelling?
Irish has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Irish?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Irish (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Irish 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Irish.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Irish?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Irish are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 28 and 65. That makes Irish mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Irish by state
How common Irish was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. In 47 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 Irish: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Irish, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Irish
How popular is the name Irish?
Irish was the 13864th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1798th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,591 places. More babies were named Irish in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Irish a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 54% girls, 46% boys given the name Irish in the US.
Where was Irish most popular?
In 1958–1962, Irish was most common in North Carolina (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Georgia.