girl's name
Ireland
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,328
Ireland is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 353 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Ireland started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ireland over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 33 |
| 1920s | 38 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 22 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1990s | 614 |
| 2000s | 2,618 |
| 2010s | 2,431 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 790 |
How popular is Ireland?
In 2025, Ireland was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ireland is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ireland
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ireland also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ireland over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ireland
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ireland — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ireland
How popular is the name Ireland?
In 2025, Ireland was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ireland a girl's or a boy's name?
Ireland is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ireland?
Ireland has 3 syllables.
When was Ireland most popular?
Ireland peaked in 2009, when 353 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ireland a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ireland currently ranks #2,165 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Ireland originally a boys' or girls' name?
Ireland was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.