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Girl name#118 of girl names

Irene

Pronounced AY0 R IY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1921
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Irene?

Irene is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 356,504 children — the 118th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1921, when 10,639 children were given it.

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1921Girls: 10,639Boys: 33

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AY0 R IY1 N
Stress pattern:
01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Irene

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Irene

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Irene?
Irene ranks 118th among girls' names in US records, with 356,504 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,604.
Is Irene a unisex name?
No. Irene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Irene most popular?
1921, when 10,639 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.