unisex name
Irie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,517
Irie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 82% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 206 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,581 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Irie started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Irie 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 | 20 |
| 1920s | 40 |
| 1930s | 46 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 184 |
| 2000s | 543 |
| 2010s | 1,566 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 952 |
How popular is Irie?
In 2025, Irie was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Irie 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 Irie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Irie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Irie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Irie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Irie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Irie
How popular is the name Irie?
In 2025, Irie was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Irie a girl's or a boy's name?
Irie is used for both girls and boys. About 82% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Irie most popular?
Irie peaked in 2015, when 206 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Irie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Irie currently ranks #2,002 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Irie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Irie was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.