Iria
Iria is a genus of central and South American treehoppers in the tribe Heteronotini, erected by Carl Stål in 1867.
- Portuguese
- Galician
Meaning & Origin of Iria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iria is a genus of central and South American treehoppers in the tribe Heteronotini, erected by Carl Stål in 1867.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Galician
The Story of Iria
As a girl name
American parents first put Iria on the record books as a girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 8 Irias were born — ranking #11,108 that year. About 40% of every Iria on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Iria last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Iria as a boy name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Iria — #4,322 in the national rankings. Iria last appeared in the published SSA data in 1927, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Iria
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Iria. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Iria
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About the name Iria
Iria is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Iria's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #11,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Iria'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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