Irie
The Story of Irie
As a girl name
Irie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 184 births, good for #1,301 nationwide. About 47% of every Irie on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Irie ranks #1,645 for girls with 126 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Irie on the record books as a boy name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 34 Iries were born — ranking #3,382 that year. About 30% of every Irie on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Irie ranks #3,831 for boys with 29 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 664 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Irie
Irie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Irie's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Irie'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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