Ireland Girl

How popular is Ireland?

#2,214 girl name in 2025

83 baby girls were named Ireland in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.

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6,418living people named Ireland (est.)
17median age of people named Ireland
6,556babies named Ireland since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025

Ireland popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,214 for girls (▼ 362 from 2024)
Babies in 202583 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-69% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#992 in 2015, #1,246 in 2020
Peak year2009 (345 girls)
Highest rank#818 in 1998
First recorded1993
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)2% boys, 98% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Ireland is most popular

Babies named Ireland per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Idaho: 0.2 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  2. Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
  3. Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
  4. Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
  5. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 girls)

Ireland by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s604#818
2000s2,559#819
2010s2,405#832
2020s779#1,246

Girl names about as popular as Ireland

Questions

Is Ireland a boy or girl name?
Ireland is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Ireland were girls.
How popular is the name Ireland?
83 baby girls were named Ireland in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.
When was Ireland most popular?
Ireland peaked in 2009, when 345 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #818 in 1998.
How many people are named Ireland?
6,556 babies have been named Ireland in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,418 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
Where is Ireland most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Ireland was most common in Idaho, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.