Irena
Irena was the 5305th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 580th; the most babies were born in 2024 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 776 places. More babies were named Irena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,305 girls, down 913 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202434 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,186babies recorded
Irena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,305 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,392 | 31 |
| 2010 | #5,859 | 23 |
| 2000 | #5,377 | 21 |
| 1990 | #7,497 | 11 |
| 1980 | #5,069 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1960 | #4,288 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,101 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,334 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,601 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,775 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,692 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,196 | 11 |
| 1890 | #900 | 10 |
| 1880 | #651 | 8 |
How popular is Irena, counting every spelling?
Irena is a spelling of Irina, a name family that ranked #1,297 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,305 for Irena on its own. Together these spellings went to 158 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irina | 127 | #1,636 | 610 |
| Irena | 24 | #5,305 | 130 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Irena?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Irena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Irena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Irena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Irena?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Irena are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 14 and 53. That makes Irena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Irena by state
How common Irena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Irena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Irena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Irena
How popular is the name Irena?
Irena was the 5305th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 580th; the most babies were born in 2024 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 776 places. More babies were named Irena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Irena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Irena in the US.
Where is Irena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Irena was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).