Irlanda
A feminine name derived from the Latin word "Hibernia", meaning "from Ireland".
Name Census estimates that about 784 living Americans carry the first name Irlanda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Irlanda today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Irlanda births was 2012 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Irlanda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
784
~ 1 in 437,187 Americans
Peak year
2012
67 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,059
Tracked since 1979
Popularity
Irlanda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Irlanda from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 295 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Irlanda remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Irlanda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Irlanda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Irlandas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Irlanda, while Arizona, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 150 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Irlanda
The given name Irlanda is a Spanish and Portuguese word meaning "Ireland". It is derived from the name of the island nation of Ireland, which likely comes from the Old Irish word "Ériu", referring to a Gaelic goddess. The name became popular in Spain and Portugal during the Age of Discovery, when explorers and missionaries traveled to and learned about the island.
Irlanda was likely first used as a given name in the 16th or 17th century, as Spanish and Portuguese ships began making regular voyages to Ireland. Records from this time period may contain some of the earliest examples of the name being bestowed upon individuals.
One of the earliest known Irlandas was Irlanda Xavier, a Portuguese noblewoman born in 1578. She was a distant cousin of the famous Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier, who helped spread Catholicism in India and Japan.
In 1612, Irlanda de la Cruz was born in Seville, Spain. She later became a nun and was known for her piety and charity work among the poor.
Irlanda Velázquez, an influential Spanish painter, was born in 1670. She is remembered for her portraits of nobility and religious scenes, which hang in museums across Europe.
The Italian explorer and cartographer Irlanda Vespucci, born in 1724, is credited with mapping several Pacific islands and helping navigate future voyages to the region.
Irlanda Guerrero, born in 1819 in Mexico City, was a revolutionary and one of the first female generals in Mexican history. She fought against the French occupation of Mexico in the 1860s.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the given name Irlanda. While not an extremely common name, it has been used for centuries in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures as a nod to the island nation of Ireland.
People
Irlanda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Irlanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Irlanda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Irlanda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 784 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Irlanda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 437,187 US residents.
Is Irlanda a common name?
We classify Irlanda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 795 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Irlanda most popular?
The single biggest year for Irlanda was 2012, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Irlanda is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Irlanda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Irlanda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.