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Irie

81% girls, 19% boys · 116 born in 2025

Irie has been given to about 3,382 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,277
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 206
  • Born in 2025116
  • All time3,382
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Irie?

Its best year was 2015, when 206 babies were given the name, ranking 1304th. The typical living American called Irie is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Irie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kyrie0.76
  2. Arie0.76
  3. Virgie0.75
  4. Birdie0.75
  5. Willie0.68
  6. Minnie0.68
  7. Lillie0.68
  8. Billie0.68

Middle names for Irie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irie Noelle0.83
  2. Irie Catherine0.80
  3. Irie Frances0.80
  4. Irie Belle0.80
  5. Irie Josephine0.80
  6. Irie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Irie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emilianasister · 0.97
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.97
  3. Ayaneither · 0.97
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.97
  5. Bodebrother · 0.97
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.97

Where Irie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Arizona0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Irie Wilson0.75
  2. Irie Williams0.75
  3. Irie Walker0.75
  4. Irie Turner0.75
  5. Irie Torres0.75
  6. Irie Thompson0.75

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 Irie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Irie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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