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Irie

Girl

Meaning of Irie: Jamaican: 'good or pleasant'

Irie is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1700th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1700

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,382

First recorded 1915 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 40 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 96 babies2009: 84 babies2010: 98 babies20102011: 98 babies2012: 135 babies2013: 147 babies2014: 171 babies2015: 206 babies2016: 172 babies2017: 190 babies2018: 194 babies2019: 155 babies2020: 161 babies20202021: 196 babies2022: 155 babies2023: 165 babies2024: 159 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Irie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 206.

Gender split

19% boys · 81% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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