Irais
Irais is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Meaning & Origin of Irais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irais is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
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The Story of Irais
Irais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 28 Iraiss were born — ranking #4,381 that year. As of 2026, Irais ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 622 Iraiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Irais
Irais is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 622 births in the dataset. Irais's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,381. Use the chart and map above to compare Irais'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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