Irelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-er-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,351 for girls
Irelyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
Where does Irelyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Irelynn; blend of Ire- (as in Ireland) and the -lynn ending
Meaning borrowed from Irelynn.
Is Irelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Irelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Irelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Irelyn, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,196th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 176 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had fewer girls named Irelyn than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Irelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 girls in the US were given Irelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,073, up from #4,351 for this spelling alone.
- Irelynn 42
- Irelyn 32
Irelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3,459 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3,475 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,784 |
| 2020 | 82 | #2,196 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,809 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,964 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2,385 |
| 2015 | 65 | #2,712 |
| 2014 | 79 | #2,323 |
| 2013 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,804 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2010 | 93 | #2,118 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 176 | #1,368 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
Names like Irelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee Teagan Braelynn Brooklyn Eowyn Raelynn Londyn Madilyn Kennedy Brynn Addilyn Brylee
Other spellings of Irelyn
Names related to Irelyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Irelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/irelyn, updated 20 October 2026.