Irah
The Story of Irah
As a girl name
Irah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 11 Irahs were born — ranking #8,922 that year. As of 2026, Irah ranks #8,922 for girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 55 Irahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Irah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 12 Irahs were born — ranking #6,823 that year. As of 2026, Irah ranks #6,811 for boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). In total, more than 78 Irahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Irah
Irah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Irah's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #6,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Irah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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