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girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Irean

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Irean
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
20 babies
All-time total
485
#12,075 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Irean popularity over time

485 babies have been named Irean since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 19 2 – #1,141
1900s 46 5 +142% #1,512
1910s 120 12 +161% #1,773
1920s 133 13 +11% #2,032
1930s 67 7 -50% #2,479
1940s 56 6 -16% #3,515
1950s 44 4 -21% #3,559
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The story of Irean

Irean is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1890, 485 American babies have been named Irean. Its peak came in 1918, when 20 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Irean stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Irean year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1950 8 #4,100
1945 7 #3,797
1940 6 #4,065
1935 8 #3,283
1930 13 #2,479
1925 17 #2,235
1920 12 #2,805
1915 10 #2,797
1910 5 #2,580
1905 7 #1,603
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1890 7 #1,141
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Irean, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Irean in 2025?

Irean did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Irean?

485 babies have been named Irean in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Irean most popular?

Irean peaked in 1918, when 20 newborns received the name.

Is Irean a boy or girl name?

Irean is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Irean rising or falling?

Irean has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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