Irene
#651 for girls in 2025, 442 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1918 · 9,774 births
- Debut · girls
- 204 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 64 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 355,462since 1880
Irene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #651 | 442 | — | |
| 2024 | #635 | 465 | — | |
| 2023 | #675 | 435 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #661 | 448 | — | |
| 2021 | #674 | 438 | — | |
| 2020 | #618 | 472 | — | |
| 2019 | #633 | 469 | — | |
| 2018 | #639 | 466 | — | |
| 2017 | #588 | 508 | — | |
| 2016 | #658 | 444 | — | |
| 2015 | #629 | 453 | — | |
| 2014 | #663 | 432 | — | |
| 2013 | #643 | 439 | — | |
| 2012 | #651 | 437 | — | |
| 2011 | #692 | 406 | — | |
| 2010 | #695 | 411 | — | |
| 2009 | #624 | 484 | — | |
| 2008 | #638 | 483 | — | |
| 2007 | #635 | 468 | — | |
| 2006 | #588 | 496 | — | |
| 2005 | #580 | 491 | — | |
| 2004 | #536 | 531 | — | |
| 2003 | #581 | 475 | — | |
| 2002 | #504 | 546 | — | |
| 2001 | #487 | 573 | — | |
| 2000 | #459 | 606 | — | |
| 1999 | #473 | 555 | — | |
| 1998 | #487 | 522 | — | |
| 1997 | #431 | 595 | — | |
| 1996 | #415 | 614 | — | |
| 1995 | #426 | 610 | — | |
| 1994 | #418 | 598 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #457 | 546 | — | |
| 1992 | #426 | 592 | — | |
| 1991 | #392 | 651 | — | |
| 1990 | #385 | 686 | — | |
| 1989 | #390 | 637 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #376 | 641 | — | |
| 1987 | #362 | 654 | — | |
| 1986 | #387 | 596 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #352 | 669 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #320 | 736 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #307 | 749 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #315 | 773 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #304 | 799 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #291 | 850 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #298 | 798 | — | |
| 1978 | #323 | 708 | — | |
| 1977 | #313 | 760 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #295 | 773 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #314 | 723 | — | |
| 1974 | #285 | 846 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #286 | 847 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #307 | 792 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #289 | 970 | — | |
| 1970 | #275 | 1,072 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #261 | 1,108 | — | |
| 1968 | #238 | 1,173 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #240 | 1,196 | — | |
| 1966 | #235 | 1,287 | — | |
| 1965 | #211 | 1,556 | — | |
| 1964 | #210 | 1,663 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #201 | 1,761 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #205 | 1,760 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #193 | 1,912 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #187 | 2,035 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #179 | 2,098 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #175 | 2,152 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #169 | 2,260 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #159 | 2,341 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #147 | 2,433 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #140 | 2,656 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #127 | 2,800 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #121 | 3,018 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #105 | 3,395 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #92 | 3,825 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #111 | 2,955 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #111 | 3,043 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #107 | 3,293 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #102 | 3,115 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #97 | 2,883 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #91 | 3,087 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #85 | 3,299 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #80 | 3,383 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #74 | 3,370 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #73 | 3,394 | #1,251 | 29 |
| 1939 | #74 | 3,331 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #72 | 3,554 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #62 | 3,674 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #57 | 3,817 | #1,271 | 27 |
| 1935 | #52 | 3,940 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1934 | #49 | 4,346 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #46 | 4,506 | #1,028 | 39 |
| 1932 | #43 | 5,200 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #37 | 5,616 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #33 | 6,464 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1929 | #29 | 7,039 | #1,055 | 42 |
| 1928 | #28 | 7,731 | #1,057 | 43 |
| 1927 | #21 | 8,606 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1926 | #21 | 9,169 | #1,092 | 42 |
| 1925 | #19 | 9,440 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1924 | #18 | 9,928 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1923 | #17 | 10,054 | #1,177 | 37 |
| 1922 | #17 | 10,173 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1921 | #18 | 10,624 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1920 | #17 | 10,072 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #16 | 9,712 | #1,230 | 33 |
| 1918 | #16 | 9,774 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #17 | 9,163 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #17 | 9,035 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1915 | #17 | 8,323 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #22 | 6,197 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #21 | 5,335 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #22 | 4,646 | #854 | 27 |
| 1911 | #21 | 3,502 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #21 | 3,281 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #20 | 2,961 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #23 | 2,732 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #22 | 2,617 | #634 | 16 |
| 1906 | #20 | 2,423 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #24 | 2,357 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #26 | 2,212 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #28 | 2,001 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #26 | 2,210 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #30 | 1,879 | #536 | 14 |
| 1900 | #31 | 2,264 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #34 | 1,703 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #34 | 1,902 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #38 | 1,587 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #41 | 1,593 | — | |
| 1895 | #43 | 1,428 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #43 | 1,347 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #51 | 1,111 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #51 | 1,107 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #52 | 950 | — | |
| 1890 | #60 | 893 | — | |
| 1889 | #63 | 737 | — | |
| 1888 | #66 | 722 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #72 | 504 | — | |
| 1886 | #78 | 437 | — | |
| 1885 | #82 | 376 | — | |
| 1884 | #95 | 324 | — | |
| 1883 | #99 | 260 | — | |
| 1882 | #104 | 232 | — | |
| 1881 | #102 | 206 | — | |
| 1880 | #102 | 204 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Irene was already there! It came in at #102, and was given to 204 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 270 girls a year got the name.
Where Irene is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#7 · 1 in 54
- Alaska#9 · 1 in 31
- New Hampshire#10 · 1 in 48
- Rhode Island#12 · 1 in 57
- Michigan#13 · 1 in 84
Best ever in a state: #3 in Alaska, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #7 | 116 | 1 in 54 |
| Alaska | #9 | 7 | 1 in 31 |
| New Hampshire | #10 | 69 | 1 in 48 |
| Rhode Island | #12 | 96 | 1 in 57 |
| Michigan | #13 | 489 | 1 in 84 |
| Minnesota | #14 | 312 | 1 in 70 |
| Connecticut | #15 | 183 | 1 in 66 |
| Maine | #15 | 83 | 1 in 78 |
| Pennsylvania | #15 | 1,060 | 1 in 86 |
| South Dakota | #15 | 72 | 1 in 82 |
| Massachusetts | #16 | 495 | 1 in 70 |
| New Jersey | #18 | 379 | 1 in 80 |
| Montana | #19 | 41 | 1 in 92 |
| Illinois | #22 | 607 | 1 in 98 |
| Wyoming | #22 | 16 | 1 in 95 |
| Colorado | #23 | 69 | 1 in 120 |
| Idaho | #23 | 36 | 1 in 97 |
| Hawaii | #24 | 32 | 1 in 110 |
| New York | #24 | 1,016 | 1 in 97 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | 252 | 1 in 94 |
| Nebraska | #26 | 102 | 1 in 111 |
| Ohio | #26 | 456 | 1 in 119 |
| Vermont | #27 | 27 | 1 in 93 |
| West Virginia | #27 | 152 | 1 in 131 |
| Arizona | #28 | 25 | 1 in 155 |
| Maryland | #30 | 97 | 1 in 140 |
| Delaware | #31 | 14 | 1 in 107 |
| Iowa | #31 | 131 | 1 in 152 |
| California | #32 | 240 | 1 in 151 |
| Kansas | #32 | 99 | 1 in 154 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 189 | 1 in 151 |
| Washington | #33 | 64 | 1 in 149 |
| District of Columbia | #35 | 25 | 1 in 139 |
| Indiana | #35 | 140 | 1 in 187 |
| Oregon | #35 | 38 | 1 in 148 |
| Virginia | #35 | 177 | 1 in 147 |
| North Carolina | #37 | 216 | 1 in 178 |
| Utah | #37 | 30 | 1 in 161 |
| Texas | #38 | 279 | 1 in 214 |
| Louisiana | #40 | 139 | 1 in 171 |
| Missouri | #41 | 149 | 1 in 203 |
| New Mexico | #43 | 22 | 1 in 180 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 137 | 1 in 198 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 118 | 1 in 212 |
| Mississippi | #50 | 117 | 1 in 203 |
| Alabama | #53 | 156 | 1 in 208 |
| Florida | #53 | 77 | 1 in 217 |
| Georgia | #53 | 149 | 1 in 213 |
| Arkansas | #59 | 85 | 1 in 243 |
| South Carolina | #67 | 86 | 1 in 255 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Irene
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#635 → #651)
- 33 spots since 2020 (#618 → #651)
- 22 spots since 2015 (#629 → #651)
- Biggest jump: 70 spots in 2017 (#658 → #588)
- Biggest drop: 77 spots in 2003 (#504 → #581)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #16 (9,774 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 64 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 64 yrs · run 1883–1945
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 116
- Highest: 1 in 116 girls born in 1916 were named Irene (0.87%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,636 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #16 in 1918, was only 1 in 118 (0.84%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 26.1% of all girls named Irene (92,836) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,002 | #63 (1889) | #86 |
| 1890s | 13,621 | #34 (1898) | #45 |
| 1900s | 23,656 | #20 (1909) | #25 |
| 1910s | 68,968 | #16 (1918) | #19 |
| 1920s | 92,836 | #17 (1922) | #21 |
| 1930s | 44,448 | #33 (1930) | #53 |
| 1940s | 31,822 | #73 (1940) | #93 |
| 1950s | 26,978 | #92 (1950) | #141 |
| 1960s | 15,451 | #187 (1960) | #218 |
| 1970s | 8,289 | #275 (1970) | #299 |
| 1980s | 7,104 | #291 (1980) | #340 |
| 1990s | 5,969 | #385 (1990) | #431 |
| 2000s | 5,153 | #459 (2000) | #563 |
| 2010s | 4,465 | #588 (2017) | #649 |
| 2020s | 2,700 | #618 (2020) | #652 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Irene in 1926
girls
#21
9,169 births · 1 in 129 girls
boys
#1,092
42 births · 1 in 26,441 boys
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 129 of them was named Irene, which outranked 99.6% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Irene
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 26,441 of them was named Irene, which outranked 77.4% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Irene
- #1,064Verner43
- #1,064Welton43
- #1,064Wyatt43
- #1,092Irene42
- #1,092Annie42
- #1,092Arland42
- #1,092Arnulfo42
- #1,108Alvah41
- #1,108Bart41
- #1,108Benjaman41
Tied with 15 names at #1,092; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.