Irit
given name · Latin script
Meaning: ) Irith: seit Mitte des 20.Jh.s entlehnter weibl
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈaɪˈɑˈɹaɪˈti/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Irit is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Israel than in any other country.
- USUnited States1 in 973K(measured from records)
- ILIsrael≈1 in 1.6Kas אירית
- CYCyprus≈1 in 21K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Irit itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Israel (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 156 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 21K (inferred from the name graph)
≈5,400 named אירית, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Cyprus, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled אירית in IL Israel, DE Germany, MA Morocco and 2 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
) Irith: seit Mitte des 20.Jh.s entlehnter weibl. Vom. neubebräischer Her kunft (neuhebr. irit »Asphodele; ein Lilien gewächs«). jrka: weibl. Vom., tschechische und polnische
Sources 1
- DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Irit counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL Israel | #191 | ≈5,400 est. | ≈1 in 1.6K | listed | אירית | 89 |
| RO Romania | — | ≈480 est. | ≈1 in 45K | — | אירית | 2 |
| US United States | — | 342 | 1 in 973K | 339 | Irit | 156 |
| DE Germany | — | ≈120 est. | ≈1 in 647K | listed | אירית | 3 |
| MA Morocco | — | ≈100 est. | ≈1 in 341K | — | אירית | 6 |
| LB Lebanon | — | ≈72 est. | ≈1 in 76K | — | אירית | 2 |
| CY Cyprus | — | ≈59 est. | ≈1 in 21K | — | Irit | 5 |
| FI Finland | — | ≈20 est. | ≈1 in 278K | 15 | Irit | 4 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; the duden-vornamen-2007 register; DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Irit is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Indonesian, economical, frugal, thrifty
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In jmd, fan for fanning the fire
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In iba, draw, drag, haul
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In sas, pull, drag
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In iba, to drag
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Irit Kupferbergb. 1944ILIsraeli scholar and poet
- Irit Shoshanib. 1947ILIsraeli writer
- Irit Abbab. 1953ILIsraeli potter
- Irit Meirb. 1957ILIsraeli linguist (1957–2018)
- Irit Batsryb. 1957ILAmerican video artist (born 1957)
- Irit Shelegb. 1958ILIsraeli actress
- Irit Frankb. 1959ILIsraeli actress
- Irit Linurb. 1961ILIsraeli writer
- Irit Lillianb. 1962ILIsraeli diplomat
- Irit Dinurb. 1973ILIsraeli mathematician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 21 sources across 16 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 339 | #26,960 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 15 | #31,971 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 15 | #31,161 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1970 | 5 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 3 | #26,960 |
| DE Germany | DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen (2007) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Irit?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈaɪˈɑˈɹaɪˈti/ (IPA) for Hebrew.
- Is Irit a male or female name?
- Irit is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Irit mean?
- Recorded meaning: ) Irith: seit Mitte des 20.Jh.s entlehnter weibl.
- In which country does Irit have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 5.4 thousand people named אירית in Israel, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Irit?
- In the United States, the national register counted 342 people named Irit in 2020, about 1 in 973 thousand residents.
- How common is Irit compared with other names?
- In Israel, Irit is the 191st most common given name of 107,303 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Irit” — the 191st most common given name in Israel. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.