Iria

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Peace, through Irene

Iria has been given to 100 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2002, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 90% girls, 10% boys all-time.

Babies named Iria, 2024

1 in 669,000

Iria over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Iria over time

In 2024, Iria went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19162024

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Iria: meaning, origin, and history

Peace, through Irene

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Iria means

Iria belongs to the name family reached through Iria → Irene → Εἰρήνη. Its meaning is “peace”.

Origin, language, and formation

Iria is used in Portuguese.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Irene and Εἰρήνη.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Portuguese, Iria is pronounced /iˈɾi.ɐ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 90 girls were recorded with the name Iria between 1916 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 8 in 2002; its best national rank was #4,747 in 1916.

In the United States, 10 boys were recorded with the name Iria between 1921 and 1927. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1921; its best national rank was #4,474 in 1927.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Iria?

Iria had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 669,000; 5 of 3,342,801 births
Among girls only: 1 in 324,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 463,412 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Iria sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 463,412 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Iria. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Irias were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Iria was born before 2014 — so the typical Iria is around 11 today.

Median birth year: 2014; About 11 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 40.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 88.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 85; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 40.0% of all recorded uses (36).

Is Iria rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2002 (8)
Years since peak: 23; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.2% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,747; 1916

Spellings of Iria

Iria is not the most common spelling — Maria is, with 16.2% against Iria's <0.01%.

Maria16.2%566,111
Erin9.0%316,575
Mia8.9%310,219
Rita8.1%284,452
Erica6.6%231,613
Ida5.4%187,929
Erika3.6%125,664
Miriam3.4%117,910

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Iria around the world

Where Iria ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2017–2025
#4,867
in 2025
France
1975–2025
#4,690
in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Iria by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,747; 1916
Peak year: 2002; 8 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 90
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,474; 1927
Peak year: 1921; 5 that year
First recorded: 1921
Last recorded: 1927
All-time count: 10
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Iria

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Iriel Irisa Lyria Irini Neria Ezria Oria Irielle Azeria Ahria Irisha Astria Irissa Ezaria Zyaria Alaria Aloria Naria Irita Eria Azoria Elyria Arria Iriz

Sibling names for Iria

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Alize Lisbeth Vanesa Shakira Kaiya Shreya Anastacia Delanie

For a brother

Dallin Zakary Keyon Kelton Donavan Alexandre Jaylon Jaylin

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