Irish
Rank in 2025
#13,208
recorded as girls
No rank in 2024 to compare: —
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6
girls 6
Peak year
1969
35 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
1,608
since 1924
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Irish was most popular in 1969, when 35 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 6 babies were named Irish, ranking #13208 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 43%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 13,208 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,349 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,312 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,823 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,251 | 5 | 12,146 |
| 2020 | 16 | 6,923 | 7 | 9,554 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11,356 | 5 | 12,145 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,464 | 6 | 10,760 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10,689 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10,113 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 11,835 | 8 | 8,744 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8,485 | 8 | 8,781 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8,580 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,208 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,181 | 5 | 12,287 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10,451 | 7 | 9,693 |
| 2009 | 17 | 7,341 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 10 | 10,807 | 8 | 9,019 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,539 | 5 | 12,367 |
| 2006 | 17 | 7,142 | 8 | 8,732 |
| 2005 | 13 | 8,330 | 11 | 6,634 |
| 2004 | 15 | 7,391 | 6 | 9,948 |
| 2003 | 13 | 7,998 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 8,280 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | 5,570 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 6,208 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 7,239 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 16 | 6,073 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | 5,417 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | 7,130 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | 7,514 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | 9,586 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | 8,719 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 13 | 6,652 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | 8,588 | 5 | 8,236 |
| 1990 | 12 | 6,867 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 12 | 6,531 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 15 | 5,321 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 5,923 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | 6,612 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 15 | 4,860 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | 4,318 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | 4,286 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 19 | 4,025 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | 5,571 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 26 | 3,215 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | 4,459 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 16 | 4,235 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 13 | 4,614 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | 4,854 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | 5,011 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | 3,635 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | 3,543 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 23 | 2,955 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 26 | 2,705 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 35 | 2,134 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 23 | 2,630 | 6 | 3,673 |
| 1967 | 17 | 3,085 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 24 | 2,453 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 23 | 2,538 | 8 | 2,982 |
| 1964 | 22 | 2,675 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 32 | 2,094 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 30 | 2,163 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 37 | 1,893 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 40 | 1,789 | 5 | 4,038 |
| 1959 | 28 | 2,152 | 8 | 3,037 |
| 1958 | 31 | 1,985 | 7 | 3,275 |
| 1957 | 33 | 1,904 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | 2,622 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 25 | 2,156 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 19 | 2,519 | 5 | 3,827 |
| 1953 | 24 | 2,122 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 19 | 2,411 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 29 | 1,805 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 16 | 2,535 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 20 | 2,212 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 16 | 2,491 | 5 | 3,668 |
| 1947 | 6 | 4,764 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 9 | 3,430 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | 3,388 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 9 | 3,139 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,691 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | 4,124 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 18 | 1,954 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | 2,424 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,736 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | 3,181 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | 4,255 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,742 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | 3,159 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | 4,218 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | 2,644 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,848 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,550 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 8 | 3,394 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | 3,436 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | 3,269 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 5 | 4,197 |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 90% · boys 10% across all years