Iria
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EE-ree-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Iria is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “peace”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Iria mean?
Greek: Galician and Portuguese form of Irene
“peace”
The Portuguese city of Santarem takes its name from Saint Iria.
Is Iria a girl's or a boy's name?
Iria is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iria in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Iria, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 girls.
2025 had more girls named Iria than any year since 2020.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Iria in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
Names like Iria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria, Sophia, Ophelia, Maria, Amara, Athena, Margot, Alessia, Irha, Lucia, Khadija, Ayla
Names related to Iria
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iria: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iria, updated 20 October 2026.