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Girl name

Irelyn

100% girls · 32 born in 2025

Irelyn has been given to about 1,594 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,585
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irelyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2008 · 176
  • Born in 202532
  • All time1,594

How popular is Irelyn?

Its best year was 2008, when 176 babies were given the name, ranking 1371st. The typical living American called Irelyn is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Irelyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Braelyn0.71
  2. Evelyn0.68
  3. Adelyn0.68
  4. Raelyn0.68
  5. Kaelyn0.68
  6. Jaelyn0.68
  7. Gracelyn0.64
  8. Ireland0.64

Middle names for Irelyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irelyn Anne0.87
  2. Irelyn Rose0.83
  3. Irelyn Marie0.83
  4. Irelyn Grace0.83
  5. Irelyn Eve0.83
  6. Irelyn Jane0.83

Sibling names for Irelyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.90
  2. Bodebrother · 0.89
  3. Yarelisister · 0.89
  4. Koenbrother · 0.89
  5. Azariasister · 0.89
  6. Soleilsister · 0.88

Where Irelyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Irelyn White0.78
    2. Irelyn Moore0.78
    3. Irelyn Hill0.78
    4. Irelyn Hall0.78
    5. Irelyn Brown0.78
    6. Irelyn Allen0.77

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Irelyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.