Irene
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning peace.
How Irene has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #629 |
| 2016 | #658 |
| 2017 | #591 |
| 2018 | #639 |
| 2019 | #633 |
| 2020 | #620 |
| 2021 | #674 |
| 2022 | #667 |
| 2023 | #674 |
| 2024 | #638 |
| 2025 | #651 |
Irene by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Irene. In the US, 501 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,623 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 120 American girls born that year was called Irene.
Names that come from Irene
Forms of Irene in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Irene. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Irene
Names that are said the same way as Irene, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Iranland of the Aryans; the Aryan homeland13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Irene, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Irene
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