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Is Irish a Male or Female Name?

Irish is a unisex name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Irish globally is 20.9% males and 79.1% females. The country with the highest male ratio is United States with 34.2% and the country with the highest female ratio is Philippines with 95.3%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Irish in percentages: Globally: 20.9% males, 79.1% females, Philippines: 4.7% males, 95.3% females, United States: 34.2% males, 65.8% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Irish are 35-44 years old, making up 39.5% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Irish in each age group: 25-34: 33.3%, 35-44: 39.5%, 45-54: 14.3%, 55-64: 9.1%, 65+: 3.8%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Irish is Philippines with 0.0737% of the population. Followed by United States.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Irish measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Irish year over year: 1956: 0.0002‰, 1957: 0.0002‰, 1958: 0.0003‰, 1959: 0.0004‰, 1960: 0.0005‰, 1961: 0.0004‰, 1962: 0.0005‰, 1963: 0.0005‰, 1964: 0.0003‰, 1965: 0.0004‰, 1966: 0.0003‰, 1967: 0.0009‰, 1968: 0.0006‰, 1969: 0.0007‰, 1970: 0.0004‰, 1971: 0.0007‰, 1972: 0.0008‰, 1973: 0.0006‰, 1974: 0.0009‰, 1975: 0.0008‰, 1976: 0.0008‰, 1977: 0.0009‰, 1978: 0.0009‰, 1979: 0.0013‰, 1980: 0.0012‰, 1981: 0.0017‰, 1982: 0.0014‰, 1983: 0.0018‰, 1984: 0.0021‰, 1985: 0.0021‰, 1986: 0.0029‰, 1987: 0.0029‰, 1988: 0.003‰, 1989: 0.0033‰, 1990: 0.0029‰, 1991: 0.0027‰, 1992: 0.0021‰, 1993: 0.0014‰, 1994: 0.0006‰, 1995: 0.0006‰, 1996: 0.0003‰, 1997: 0.0005‰, 1998: 0.0006‰

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