Irja comes from the Finnish / Greek / Russian tradition, meaning Woman of Peace.
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How popular is Irja?
1918peak year
The name Irja reached its peak in 1918, with 20 registrations (ranked #1916). It had only entered records 8 years earlier, in 1910. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 156 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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