How Many People Are Named Irelan?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Irelan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Irelan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Irelan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Irelan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Irelan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
9 births
Total Registered
35
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Irelan
Irelan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Irelan as a female name
Ranked #18,035 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Irelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Irelan span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 30 babies were registered. Irelan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Irelan by Decade
How has Irelan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Irelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Irelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Irelan
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Irelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Irelan?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Irelan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Irelan a common name?
Irelan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Irelan most popular?
Irelan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Irelan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Irelan a female name?
Irelan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Irelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Irelan Smith, Irelan Johnson, Irelan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me