Girl · Name family
Irene
651,012births recorded
24Countries
7Variants
1927Peak · British Columbia
#60Spain 2024
Irene is a girl name family recorded 651,012 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Spain (#60 in 2024). Its all-time peak was in British Columbia in 1927, at 849.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Arina (Kazakhstan).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Irene
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene | English | 356,812 | 🇺🇸 United States | #651 | 1909 | ▲ 9 % |
| Irene | English | 84,315 | 🇫🇷 France | #538 | 1925 | ▲ 26 % |
| Irene | English | 48,433 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #60 | 2006 | – |
| Irene | English | 32,908 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #674 | 1922 | ▲ 49 % |
| Irene | English | 30,453 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 2000 | – |
| Irene | English | 11,969 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #616 | 1920 | ▼ 2 % |
| Irina | French | 14,340 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #738 | 1990 | ▼ 83 % |
| Irina | French | 12,708 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #394 | 1998 | ▼ 25 % |
| Irina | French | 3,590 | 🇫🇷 France | #404 | 2022 | ▲ 49 % |
| Irina | French | 2,425 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1631 | 2024 | ▲ 48 % |
| Irina | French | 1,510 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #199 | 2015 | ▼ 70 % |
| Irina | French | 1,021 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #200 | 2023 | ▲ 152 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 20,267 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #94 | 2008 | ▼ 63 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 1,189 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2645 | 2017 | ▲ 23 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 542 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #168 | 2022 | ▲ 958 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 379 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1719 | 2022 | ▼ 20 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 337 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #480 | 2017 | ▲ 11 % |
| Arina | Belarusian | 235 | 🇫🇷 France | #1638 | 2025 | ▲ 151 % |
| Irena | Slovene | 2,186 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5238 | 1882 | ▼ 14 % |
| Irena | Slovene | 2,115 | 🇫🇷 France | #6007 | 1931 | new |
| Irena | Slovene | 1,370 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #120 | 2024 | ▲ 148 % |
| Irena | Slovene | 219 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1953 | – |
| Irena | Slovene | 129 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2921 | 1945 | ▲ 18 % |
| Irena | Slovene | 100 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1992 | – |
| Irenee | French | 1,850 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1904 | – |
| Yrene | Spanish | 427 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1930 | – |
| Yrene | Spanish | 70 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1918 | – |
| Iryna | Ukrainian | 245 | 🇫🇷 France | #1886 | 2022 | ▲ 26 % |
| Iryna | Ukrainian | 136 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1962 | – |
| Iryna | Ukrainian | 53 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #396 | 2022 | new |
| Iryna | Ukrainian | 30 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 2025 | new |
How we grouped these names
- Irene ↔ Irina — checked by hand
- Irene ↔ Arina — checked by hand
- Irene ↔ Iryna — checked by hand
- Irene ↔ Irena — checked by hand
- Irene ↔ Irenee — spelling variant
- Irene ↔ Yrene — spelling variant
Questions about Irene
How popular is the name Irene?
In 2024 it ranked #60 in Spain. Official registers record 651,012 births across 24 countries.
What is Irene in other languages?
Irina (French); Arina (Belarusian); Irena (Slovene); Irenee (French); Yrene (Spanish); Iryna (Ukrainian).
When was Irene most popular?
It peaked in British Columbia in 1927, at 849.0 births per 100,000.
Is Irene a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Irene is a girl name.