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Origin & history of Irish1
Modern American roots
Irish comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Relating to Ireland.
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How popular is Irish?
1960
peak year
Today, Irish is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11542), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1960, 40 babies were given the name (ranked #1798 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Irish has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,602 babies have been registered as Irish since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
40
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,798)
(ranked #1,798)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,602
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Irish9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
I9
R9
I9
S1
H8
Sum: 36 → Life path 9
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Personality of Irish🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
🎨
Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that sound like IrishIf you love Irish, you might love these names with a similar sound, rhythm or feel.
Abrish
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Flourish
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Kish
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Krish
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Krrish
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Latrish
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Marish
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Nish
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Perrish
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Rish
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Sehrish
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Sourish
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Trish
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Varish
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Zarish
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Names that combine with IrishSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Irish.
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