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Irja

female

Meaning

"Watchful; Awake"

Finnish name associated with Irja and related forms, sometimes linked to Hebrew-root interpretations of wakefulness.

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Popularity History of Irja

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

UnrankedNot ranked
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Irja did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Irja

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Quick Facts

OriginFinnish, Hebrew
Syllables2
Length4 letters

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