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Irene

Girl's name · #651 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Irene is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1918, when it ranked #16. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 355,000 girls since 1880, ranked #651 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#61 in Spain (2024) · #341 in Mexico (2024) · #425 in Ireland (2025) · #504 in Ecuador (2025) · #508 in Norway (2025) · #540 in France (2025) · #801 in Netherlands (2025) · #933 in Austria (2025) · #1,010 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,070 in Belgium (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,574 in Switzerland (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Irenes

• Irène Joliot-Curie — French scientist (1897–1956)
• Irene of Athens — Empress of Byzantine Empire (752–803)
• Irene Papas — Greek actress and singer (1929–2022)
• Irene — South Korean singer and actress
• Irene Dunne — American actress and singer (1898–1990)

In stories & tradition

• Irene Adler — A Scandal in Bohemia (book)
• Irene Merryweather — Marvel Comics
• Irene Roberts — Home and Away (TV series)

What Irenes become

Among 2,539 notable people named Irene:

Artists & writers appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Irène Némirovsky, French novelist (1903–1942).

Similar names: Gloria · Ireland · Arlene · Rita · Yvonne · Joyce

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