Irelia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Irelia by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Irelia.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Irelia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Irelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Imelia5 in the US (2017)
- Iselaa form of Gisela; pledge or hostage77 in the US (2017)
- ItaliaItaly; the land of the italics14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Irelyniris flower; a form of Iris or Irelynn55 in the US (2017)
- Idaliabehold the sun; from heliades10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Imeldaall-powerful battle maiden9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Irelia
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