Irene Girl
How popular is Irene?
#651 girl name in 2025
442 baby girls were named Irene in the US in 2025, making it the 651st most popular girl name.
103,898living people named Irene (est.)
69median age of people named Irene
356,812babies named Irene since 1880
1 in 7,501US babies born in 2025
Irene popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #651 for girls (▼ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 442 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #629 in 2015, #618 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (10,624 girls) |
| Highest rank | #16 in 1918 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Irene is most popular
Babies named Irene per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Alaska: 0.7 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.6 per 1,000 (64 girls)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (435 girls)
- Washington: 0.5 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (30 girls)
Irene by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,002 | #63 |
| 1890s | 13,621 | #34 |
| 1900s | 23,656 | #20 |
| 1910s | 68,968 | #16 |
| 1920s | 92,836 | #17 |
| 1930s | 44,448 | #33 |
| 1940s | 31,822 | #73 |
| 1950s | 26,978 | #92 |
| 1960s | 15,451 | #187 |
| 1970s | 8,289 | #275 |
| 1980s | 7,104 | #291 |
| 1990s | 5,969 | #385 |
| 2000s | 5,153 | #459 |
| 2010s | 4,465 | #588 |
| 2020s | 2,700 | #618 |
Girl names about as popular as Irene
Questions
- Is Irene a boy or girl name?
- Irene is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Irene were girls.
- How popular is the name Irene?
- 442 baby girls were named Irene in the US in 2025, making it the 651st most popular girl name.
- When was Irene most popular?
- Irene peaked in 1921, when 10,624 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #16, held for 2 years starting in 1918.
- How many people are named Irene?
- 356,812 babies have been named Irene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 103,898 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Irene most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Irene was most common in Alaska, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.