Irena Girl
How popular is Irena?
#5,237 girl name in 2025
24 baby girls were named Irena in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
1,465living people named Irena (est.)
32median age of people named Irena
2,186babies named Irena since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Irena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,237 for girls (▼ 1031 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,487 in 2015, #4,356 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (34 girls) |
| Highest rank | #560 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Irena is most popular
Babies named Irena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
Irena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #560 |
| 1890s | 84 | #796 |
| 1900s | 104 | #1,007 |
| 1910s | 181 | #1,348 |
| 1920s | 146 | #1,751 |
| 1930s | 96 | #2,304 |
| 1940s | 91 | #2,415 |
| 1950s | 126 | #2,698 |
| 1960s | 137 | #2,963 |
| 1970s | 172 | #3,155 |
| 1980s | 167 | #3,430 |
| 1990s | 212 | #3,767 |
| 2000s | 183 | #5,307 |
| 2010s | 276 | #4,236 |
| 2020s | 161 | #4,206 |
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Questions
- Is Irena a boy or girl name?
- Irena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Irena were girls.
- How popular is the name Irena?
- 24 baby girls were named Irena in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
- When was Irena most popular?
- Irena peaked in 2024, when 34 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #560 in 1882.
- How many people are named Irena?
- 2,186 babies have been named Irena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,465 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Irena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Irena was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.