How Many People Are Named Ireland?
people named Ireland are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 53,312 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,556 babies named Ireland in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
353 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the European island country, derived from Irish Gaelic Γire, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ireland, 98.2% were girls and 1.8% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Ireland alive today is about 15 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 21 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Ireland first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2009, to 353 babies. In 2025, 83 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
π Rank History
Ireland has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #819, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #2,224.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,224 |
| Best rank | #819 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #964 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Ireland alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ireland were born in California than in any other state: about 740 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ireland was given 3 times as often in Utah, 1.9 times in Wisconsin and 1.8 times in Oregon.
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