girl's name
Irelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,747
Irelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 176 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Irelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 546 |
| 2010s | 706 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 310 |
How popular is Irelyn?
In 2025, Irelyn was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Irelyn 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 Irelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Irelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Irelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Irelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Irelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Irelyn
How popular is the name Irelyn?
In 2025, Irelyn was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Irelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Irelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Irelyn most popular?
Irelyn peaked in 2008, when 176 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Irelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Irelyn currently ranks #2,483 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.