Irish is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Irish is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,864 for girl births in the United States (and #23,078 across all names), given to 6 babies. Irish was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 1960 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #13,864 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,027 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,657 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,213 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #16,195 | #12,861 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #7,039 | #9,955 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #11,787 | #12,894 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #12,995 | #11,314 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,047 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,390 | — |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #12,273 | #9,065 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #8,660 | #9,104 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,763 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,381 | — |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #11,550 | #13,049 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #10,726 | #10,078 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #7,471 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #11,103 | #9,320 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #9,781 | #13,090 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #7,271 | #9,031 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #8,520 | #6,814 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #7,559 | #10,468 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,179 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,485 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #5,665 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #6,302 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,416 | — |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #6,172 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #5,492 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,303 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,713 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #9,901 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,001 | — |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,799 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #8,864 | #8,722 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,034 | — |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,689 | — |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,423 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,062 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,782 | — |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #4,934 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #4,393 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,345 | — |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #4,072 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,681 | — |
| 1980 | 26 | — | #3,250 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,203 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,517 | — |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,292 | — |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,718 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,962 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #5,132 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,688 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,615 | — |
| 1971 | 23 | — | #2,992 | — |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #2,734 | — |
| 1969 | 35 | — | #2,149 | — |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #2,658 | #3,895 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #3,130 | — |
| 1966 | 24 | — | #2,477 | — |
| 1965 | 31 | — | #2,562 | #3,095 |
| 1964 | 22 | — | #2,704 | — |
| 1963 | 32 | — | #2,102 | — |
| 1962 | 30 | — | #2,184 | — |
| 1961 | 37 | — | #1,902 | — |
| 1960 | 45 | — | #1,798 | #4,298 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #2,169 | #3,139 |
| 1958 | 38 | — | #2,002 | #3,400 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | #1,911 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,661 | — |
| 1955 | 25 | — | #2,185 | — |
| 1954 | 24 | — | #2,547 | #4,076 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #2,148 | — |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #2,445 | — |
| 1951 | 29 | — | #1,819 | — |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,600 | — |
| 1949 | 20 | — | #2,236 | — |
| 1948 | 21 | — | #2,538 | #3,912 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #4,972 | — |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,516 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,502 | — |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,230 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,958 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,325 | — |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #1,983 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,481 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,801 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,298 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,534 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,961 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,295 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,502 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,730 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #4,088 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,858 | — |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,520 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,586 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,387 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,550 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,193 | — |