Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Irie

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #2,009 Trend ↓ Falling 13%
Rank 2025
#2,009
among girls · ↓359 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
116
named Irie · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
206 babies
All-time total
3,382
#3,800 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Irie popularity over time

3,382 babies have been named Irie since 1915, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 15 20 2 – #5,145
1920s 5 35 40 4 +100% #5,474
1930s 13 33 46 5 +15% #3,831
1940s – 16 16 2 -65% –
1950s – 10 10 1 -38% –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #11,113
1990s 130 54 184 18 +3580% #4,364
2000s 433 110 543 54 +195% #2,385
2010s 1,365 201 1,566 157 +188% #1,304
2020s (to 2025) 799 153 952 159 +1% #1,298

Where Irie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 91 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 84 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Irie is most popular

Girls named Irie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.083 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Irie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 32 0.228 +176%
California 160 0.190 +130%
Utah 14 0.168 +104%
Florida 48 0.112 +36%
Georgia 20 0.088 +7%
North Carolina 15 0.066 -20%
Michigan 11 0.060 -27%
Texas 47 0.058 -29%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -31%
Alabama 5 0.053 -36%
Ohio 11 0.046 -44%
Colorado 5 0.045 -46%
Illinois 7 0.031 -63%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -69%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Irie

Irie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,009 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 3,382 American babies have been named Irie, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 206 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Irie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Irie?

The median living Irie is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 3,300 people named Irie are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Irie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 95 #2,009 21 #4,772
2024 125 #1,650 34 #3,416
2023 144 #1,502 21 #4,796
2022 131 #1,618 24 #4,352
2021 175 #1,298 21 #4,688
2020 129 #1,619 32 #3,449
2019 136 #1,576 19 #5,031
2018 167 #1,350 27 #3,928
2017 160 #1,426 30 #3,621
2016 148 #1,530 24 #4,243
2015 184 #1,304 22 #4,452
2014 148 #1,504 23 #4,310
2013 133 #1,620 14 #6,035
2012 118 #1,749 17 #5,339
2011 87 #2,179 11 #7,182
2010 84 #2,279 14 #6,159
2009 69 #2,656 15 #5,921
2008 81 #2,385 15 #5,884
2007 46 #3,555 21 #4,553
2006 45 #3,526 12 #6,621
2005 38 #3,835 9 #7,889
2004 34 #4,126 – –
2003 31 #4,247 11 #6,424
2002 32 #4,018 8 #7,935
2001 28 #4,363 6 #9,732
2000 29 #4,227 13 #5,395
1995 14 #6,388 8 #6,618
1990 6 #11,918 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 6 #3,437
1930 7 #3,831 – –
1925 – – 6 #3,944
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 5 #4,086
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Irie?

The median living Irie is about 9 years old. Half of all living Iries are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Irie are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Irie are alive in the United States, based on 3,382 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Irie in 2025?

Irie ranked #2,009 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Irie?

3,382 babies have been named Irie in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Irie most popular?

Irie peaked in 2015, when 206 newborns received the name.

Is Irie a boy or girl name?

Irie is used for both: about 81% of babies named Irie have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Irie rising or falling?

Irie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Irie become more popular?

Irie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Irie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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