Ireland

Ireland: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “land of Ériu”
Origin: English
Say it: EYE-er-lənd · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

Transferred from the country name. Ireland ultimately comes from Old Irish Ériu, the name of a sovereignty goddess, plus a land-name ending.

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How popular is Ireland?

202432.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ireland in 2024108

2024 rank#1,848 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 18806,472

Ireland is fading: recent use is about 59% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ireland

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Ireland questions

What does the name Ireland mean?

Ireland means "land of Ériu". It comes from English. Transferred from the country name. Ireland ultimately comes from Old Irish Ériu, the name of a sovereignty goddess, plus a land-name ending.

Is Ireland a boy or girl name?

Ireland is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ireland?

108 US babies were named Ireland in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Ireland?

Ireland is usually pronounced EYE-er-lənd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.