girl's name
Irish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,613
Irish is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Irish over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 37 |
| 1930s | 64 |
| 1940s | 114 |
| 1950s | 263 |
| 1960s | 302 |
| 1970s | 163 |
| 1980s | 155 |
| 1990s | 126 |
| 2000s | 184 |
| 2010s | 140 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Irish?
In 2025, Irish was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Irish 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 Irish
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Irish also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Irish over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Irish
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Irish — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Irish
How popular is the name Irish?
In 2025, Irish was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Irish a girl's or a boy's name?
Irish is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Irish?
Irish has 2 syllables.
When was Irish most popular?
Irish peaked in 1960, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Irish a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Irish currently ranks #14,789 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.