NameTides

Irene

Irene was the #651 girls' name in the US in 2025 (442 babies), and #997 in England & Wales and #966 in Canada.

Irene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Irene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Irene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#651 (442)#997 (34)—#413 (9)#966 (28)—
2024#635 (465)#952 (37)—#504 (7)#591 (50)—
2023#675 (435)#1,008 (34)#749 (3)#625 (5)#749 (37)—
2022#661 (448)#1,326 (24)—#458 (8)#671 (42)—
2021#674 (438)#1,161 (29)—#299 (14)#725 (40)—
2020#618 (472)#1,238 (26)—#834 (3)#596 (48)—
2019#633 (469)#1,218 (27)—#502 (7)#563 (55)—
2018#639 (466)#1,788 (16)——#599 (50)—
2017#588 (508)#1,371 (24)—#651 (5)#478 (68)—
2016#658 (444)#1,370 (24)—#868 (3)#646 (46)—
2015#629 (453)#1,497 (21)—#896 (3)#559 (54)—
2014#663 (432)#1,456 (21)—#494 (8)#629 (48)—
2013#643 (439)#1,177 (29)——#705 (40)—
2012#651 (437)#1,991 (14)—#768 (4)#660 (44)—
2011#692 (406)#1,489 (20)—#695 (5)#744 (37)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1916 at #17.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Irene is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,400 to 1 in 3,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Irene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #511WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #422MNIllinois: #667ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #829NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #396ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #492IAIndiana: #577INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #515PANew Jersey: #667NJConnecticut: #393CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #372CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: #335NEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #573VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #813TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #748GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #520TXFlorida: #864FL
Irene (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#61620

Irene (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IreneCanadaGirls#96628
IreneEngland & WalesGirls#99734
IreneIrelandGirls#4139
IreneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
IreneNSWGirls—too few
IreneScotlandGirls—too few
IreneUSGirls#651442
IreneUSBoys—too few