Irina
Irina was the 1636th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1562nd with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 410 places. More babies were named Irina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,636 girls, up 295 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 127girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,425babies recorded
Irina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,636 | 127 |
| 2020 | #1,931 | 99 |
| 2010 | #3,774 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,549 | 37 |
| 1990 | #4,287 | 23 |
| 1980 | #4,813 | 15 |
| 1970 | #6,593 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Irina, counting every spelling?
Irina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,297 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,636 for Irina 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 Irina?
127 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Irina (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Irina 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 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Irina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Irina?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Irina are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 25. That makes Irina a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Irina by state
How common Irina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), Texas (1.6×). In 36 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 Irina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Irina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Irina
How popular is the name Irina?
Irina was the 1636th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1562nd with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 410 places. More babies were named Irina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Irina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Irina in the US.
Where is Irina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Irina was most common in California (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Texas.