Irja

UR-juh /ˈɜːdʒə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Irja is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Irja is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1930. Irja was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1918 (20 births).

About the name Irja

PronunciationUR-juh /ˈɜːdʒə/
CultureEstonianFinnish
20peak births 1918
1910first in SSA data

Names similar to Irja

How popular is Irja?

Girls named Irja
19101915192019251930
Girls named Irja per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–1930 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1930) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Irja total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19305—#4,859
19265—#5,205
19245—#5,430
192112—#2,849
192010—#3,213
191918—#2,025
191820—#1,916
191714—#2,374
191614—#2,312
191517—#1,916
191410—#2,339
191310—#2,092
19125—#3,181
19115—#2,653
19106—#2,269