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Baby name
Irish
Girl Boy
90% girls / 10% boys
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Classic name
1,453births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 1788rank at its peak, in 1960
Where babies named Irish are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Irish is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
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Names from the same era
Rare name
155births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 6628rank at its peak, in 2005
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 86% | 14% |
| 1930s | 100% | 0% |
| 1940s | 96% | 4% |
| 1950s | 92% | 8% |
| 1960s | 94% | 6% |
| 1970s | 100% | 0% |
| 1980s | 100% | 0% |
| 1990s | 96% | 4% |
| 2000s | 79% | 21% |
| 2010s | 72% | 28% |
| 2020s | 60% | 40% |