Will my child share the name Irha with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 169 UK babies named Irha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Irha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Irha becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Irha is at its highest recorded position — #272 in 2025, with 169 births. In 2020 it ranked #655.

Is Irha a good choice for a distinctive name?

Irha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Who are some famous people named Irha?

Notable people named Irha include: Syarhey Irha and Irha Mel Alfeche.

Is Irha a popular baby name in the United States?

Irha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Irha is a distinctive choice, ranked #272 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Irha in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#272

About the Name Irha

Irha is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 226 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #306 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2008.

Irha is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Irha in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Irha

Syarhey Irha — Syarhey Irkha is a Belarusian former professional footballer.
Irha Mel Alfeche — Irha Mel Inutan Alfeche is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Philippines Earth 2024, representing Matanao, Davao del Sur, making her the second Mindanaoan to win the title since the pageant's inception.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Irha

169

UK babies named Irha (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.2

In a school of 600

↑ 383 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Irha

Almost certainly the only Irha in the class

UK Popularity (2008–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Irha

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day.

Syarhey Irhab. 1984

Syarhey Irkha is a Belarusian former professional footballer.

Irha Mel Alfeche

Irha Mel Inutan Alfeche is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Philippines Earth 2024, representing Matanao, Davao del Sur, making her the second Mindanaoan to win the title since the pageant's inception.