Irene

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Irene is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 356,354 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 355,004 as girls and 1,350 as boys. Irene gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #205 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 461
2023 440
2022 448
2021 438
2020 472
2019 469
2018 466
2017 508
2016 444
2015 453
2014 432
2013 439
2012 437
2011 406
2010 411
2009 483
2008 483
2007 467
2006 495
2005 491
2004 531
2003 475
2002 545
2001 573
2000 605
1999 555
1998 521
1997 595
1996 614
1995 610
1994 604
1993 546
1992 592
1991 651
1990 686
1989 642
1988 641
1987 654
1986 604
1985 676
1984 743
1983 754
1982 780
1981 805
1980 859
1979 799
1978 708
1977 766
1976 778
1975 723
1974 853
1973 853
1972 799
1971 970
1970 1,076
1969 1,108
1968 1,180
1967 1,196
1966 1,286
1965 1,555
1964 1,671
1963 1,768
1962 1,769
1961 1,919
1960 2,042
1959 2,105
1958 2,160
1957 2,270
1956 2,349
1955 2,443
1954 2,672
1953 2,812
1952 3,029
1951 3,401
1950 3,839
1949 2,963
1948 3,057
1947 3,305
1946 3,130
1945 2,893
1944 3,105
1943 3,308
1942 3,402
1941 3,382
1940 3,423
1939 3,343
1938 3,570
1937 3,700
1936 3,844
1935 3,961
1934 4,368
1933 4,545
1932 5,220
1931 5,646
1930 6,501
1929 7,081
1928 7,774
1927 8,644
1926 9,211
1925 9,472
1924 9,957
1923 10,090
1922 10,210
1921 10,657
1920 10,096
1919 9,745
1918 9,796
1917 9,188
1916 9,060
1915 8,339
1914 6,211
1913 5,347
1912 4,673
1911 3,510
1910 3,293
1909 2,972
1908 2,740
1907 2,633
1906 2,429
1905 2,363
1904 2,219
1903 2,009
1902 2,221
1901 1,893
1900 2,273
1899 1,712
1898 1,911
1897 1,597
1896 1,593
1895 1,433
1894 1,352
1893 1,117
1892 1,114
1891 950
1890 893
1889 737
1888 727
1887 504
1886 437
1885 376
1884 324
1883 260
1882 232
1881 206
1880 204