How Many People Are Named Irja?
people named Irja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 341,784,857 people in the US has this name
Based on 156 babies named Irja in Social Security records from 1910 to 1930, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly a Finnish diminutive of IRINA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Irja in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Irja alive today is about 98 years old, and 100% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Irja first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1918, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1930.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 1930
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