Irja name meaning
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What does Irja mean?
Irja is Russian and Finnish cognate of Irina. Also Irja is Finnish cognate of Georgius.
How do I pronounce Irja?
Two syllabled Irja is pronounced as EER-yah with emphasis on first EER syllable.
Variants of Irja
Ia, Irina, Georgius, Irene, Ira, Georgios, Georges, Georg, Iah, Arina, Irka, Ire, Irena, Georgeta, Georgio, Georgette, Gordan, George, Jörg
How popular is the name Irja?
Irja is an uncommon baby name in United States, in use since 1910, peaked in 1915 when it ranked 1883rd and last appeared in 1930. Over 156 people have been named Irja in United States.
But Irja is a popular baby name in Finland where every 1 in 500 have the name. As per our research, over 10000 people has been named Irja globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 4551 | 5 |
| 1926 | 4852 | 5 |
| 1924 | 5062 | 5 |
| 1921 | 2762 | 12 |
| 1920 | 3097 | 10 |
| 1919 | 1989 | 18 |
| 1918 | 1887 | 20 |
| 1917 | 2316 | 14 |
| 1916 | 2246 | 14 |
| 1915 | 1883 | 17 |
Facts
Irja in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 12 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28084 |
 | 0 | 5 | 831 | 514 |
 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 134 |
 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
What numbers say about Irja?
Staying true to yourself and realizing your promises is what gives you credibility. You are sensitive, humane and compassionate by nature. Sometimes, you act like a control freak. In order to achieve something great and unseen so far, you have to rely on your talents, creativity, and intuition. Good things don't just fall from the sky. You have to earn them. You know this. You need to be in charge of your emotions otherwise, your emotions will control your mind and life in general, you believe.
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Famous people named Irja
- Irja Aholainen in movie Pohjalaisia as Actress
- Irja Ranin played the central role of Mirkku in 1952 comedy, music movie Rengasmatka eli Peräkylän pikajuna.
- Irja Simola characterized critical character of Sanna in 1938 comedy film Ulkosaarelaiset.
Lists having Irja
- Girl names beginning with I
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- Baby Names that mean Peaceful
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- Baby Names that mean Earthworker
- Baby Names that mean Worker
- Baby Names that mean Earth
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html