Is Ireland a boy or girl name?
Ireland is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 0 boys were named Ireland, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.8% of the 6,472 US babies named Ireland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,851
- Babies named Ireland since 1914
- 6,472
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 353 babies
Boys and girls named Ireland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 10 | 604 | 98.4% |
| 2000s | 59 | 2,559 | 97.7% |
| 2010s | 26 | 2,405 | 98.9% |
| 2020s | 11 | 695 | 98.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,851 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,953 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,399 | 151 | #1,464 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,412 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,251 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,884 | 201 | #1,178 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,913 | 203 | #1,182 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,226 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,956 | 226 | #1,122 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,818 | 272 | #992 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 271 | #984 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 255 | #984 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,183 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,008 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,265 | 323 | #833 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,305 | 345 | #820 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,601 | 339 | #836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,211 | 319 | #875 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,170 | 249 | #1,029 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,601 | 244 | #1,002 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,303 | 231 | #1,021 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,556 | 211 | #1,062 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,850 | 230 | #965 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,650 | 250 | #907 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,339 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,154 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,242 | 260 | #819 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,995 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,576 | 74 | #1,937 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,900 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,327 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,526 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,070 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,685 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,713 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,257 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,426 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,505 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,549 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,613 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,240 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,262 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,682 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,077 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ireland reached #3,070 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #819 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.