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Ireland

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Land of ?riu
Place name for Ireland, a small country in northwestern Europe

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Nature
  • Place
  • Word

Pronunciation

i-rela-nd, ir(e)-land

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #8974, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #819, 345 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2214, 83 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–83
2024–108
20235100
20226151
2021–154
2020–182
20195201
20185203
2017–196
20165226

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #3245, 4 births); most recent 2010 (rank #5699, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #311, 10 births); most recent 2017 (rank #676, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
20166
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence