Baby names
How popular is the name Irene?
In 2025, 442 baby girls in the U.S. were named Irene, the 651st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1921, when 10,624 girls got the name. 355,462 girls have been named Irene since 1880. 1,350 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#651
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
442
girls named Irene
Peak year
1921
10,624 girls
Girls named Irene each year since 1880
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The numbers for Irene (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 442 |
| 2024 | 465 |
| 2023 | 435 |
| 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 | 484 |
| 2008 | 483 |
| 2007 | 468 |
| 2006 | 496 |
| 2005 | 491 |
| 2004 | 531 |
| 2003 | 475 |
| 2002 | 546 |
| 2001 | 573 |
| 2000 | 606 |
| 1999 | 555 |
| 1998 | 522 |
| 1997 | 595 |
| 1996 | 614 |
| 1995 | 610 |
| 1994 | 598 |
| 1993 | 546 |
| 1992 | 592 |
| 1991 | 651 |
| 1990 | 686 |
| 1989 | 637 |
| 1988 | 641 |
| 1987 | 654 |
| 1986 | 596 |
| 1985 | 669 |
| 1984 | 736 |
| 1983 | 749 |
| 1982 | 773 |
| 1981 | 799 |
| 1980 | 850 |
| 1979 | 798 |
| 1978 | 708 |
| 1977 | 760 |
| 1976 | 773 |
| 1975 | 723 |
| 1974 | 846 |
| 1973 | 847 |
| 1972 | 792 |
| 1971 | 970 |
| 1970 | 1,072 |
| 1969 | 1,108 |
| 1968 | 1,173 |
| 1967 | 1,196 |
| 1966 | 1,287 |
| 1965 | 1,556 |
| 1964 | 1,663 |
| 1963 | 1,761 |
| 1962 | 1,760 |
| 1961 | 1,912 |
| 1960 | 2,035 |
| 1959 | 2,098 |
| 1958 | 2,152 |
| 1957 | 2,260 |
| 1956 | 2,341 |
| 1955 | 2,433 |
| 1954 | 2,656 |
| 1953 | 2,800 |
| 1952 | 3,018 |
| 1951 | 3,395 |
| 1950 | 3,825 |
| 1949 | 2,955 |
| 1948 | 3,043 |
| 1947 | 3,293 |
| 1946 | 3,115 |
| 1945 | 2,883 |
| 1944 | 3,087 |
| 1943 | 3,299 |
| 1942 | 3,383 |
| 1941 | 3,370 |
| 1940 | 3,394 |
| 1939 | 3,331 |
| 1938 | 3,554 |
| 1937 | 3,674 |
| 1936 | 3,817 |
| 1935 | 3,940 |
| 1934 | 4,346 |
| 1933 | 4,506 |
| 1932 | 5,200 |
| 1931 | 5,616 |
| 1930 | 6,464 |
| 1929 | 7,039 |
| 1928 | 7,731 |
| 1927 | 8,606 |
| 1926 | 9,169 |
| 1925 | 9,440 |
| 1924 | 9,928 |
| 1923 | 10,054 |
| 1922 | 10,173 |
| 1921 | 10,624 |
| 1920 | 10,072 |
| 1919 | 9,712 |
| 1918 | 9,774 |
| 1917 | 9,163 |
| 1916 | 9,035 |
| 1915 | 8,323 |
| 1914 | 6,197 |
| 1913 | 5,335 |
| 1912 | 4,646 |
| 1911 | 3,502 |
| 1910 | 3,281 |
| 1909 | 2,961 |
| 1908 | 2,732 |
| 1907 | 2,617 |
| 1906 | 2,423 |
| 1905 | 2,357 |
| 1904 | 2,212 |
| 1903 | 2,001 |
| 1902 | 2,210 |
| 1901 | 1,879 |
| 1900 | 2,264 |
| 1899 | 1,703 |
| 1898 | 1,902 |
| 1897 | 1,587 |
| 1896 | 1,593 |
| 1895 | 1,428 |
| 1894 | 1,347 |
| 1893 | 1,111 |
| 1892 | 1,107 |
| 1891 | 950 |
| 1890 | 893 |
| 1889 | 737 |
| 1888 | 722 |
| 1887 | 504 |
| 1886 | 437 |
| 1885 | 376 |
| 1884 | 324 |
| 1883 | 260 |
| 1882 | 232 |
| 1881 | 206 |
| 1880 | 204 |
Boys named Irene each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Irene (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1962 | 9 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1958 | 9 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1954 | 16 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1952 | 11 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1949 | 8 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1946 | 14 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1944 | 19 |
| 1943 | 9 |
| 1942 | 19 |
| 1941 | 12 |
| 1940 | 29 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1938 | 15 |
| 1937 | 26 |
| 1936 | 27 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1933 | 39 |
| 1932 | 20 |
| 1931 | 30 |
| 1930 | 38 |
| 1929 | 42 |
| 1928 | 43 |
| 1927 | 37 |
| 1926 | 42 |
| 1925 | 32 |
| 1924 | 29 |
| 1923 | 37 |
| 1922 | 37 |
| 1921 | 33 |
| 1920 | 24 |
| 1919 | 33 |
| 1918 | 22 |
| 1917 | 25 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1912 | 27 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1901 | 14 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.