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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#161 · 1 in 868
- Arizona#250 · 1 in 1,278
- New York#254 · 1 in 1,572
- Illinois#286 · 1 in 1,825
- Maryland#304 · 1 in 2,010
Best ever in a state: #3 in Alaska, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #161 | 233 | 1 in 868 |
| Arizona | #250 | 18 | 1 in 1,278 |
| New York | #254 | 68 | 1 in 1,572 |
| Illinois | #286 | 40 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Maryland | #304 | 12 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Texas | #310 | 72 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Colorado | #324 | 11 | 1 in 1,996 |
| New Mexico | #330 | 6 | 1 in 1,601 |
| Indiana | #331 | 14 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Florida | #342 | 28 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Kansas | #361 | 6 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Massachusetts | #362 | 12 | 1 in 2,916 |
| New Jersey | #376 | 15 | 1 in 2,694 |
| Connecticut | #419 | 5 | 1 in 3,407 |
| Wisconsin | #451 | 7 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Oregon | #455 | 5 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Ohio | #490 | 15 | 1 in 4,606 |
| Washington | #523 | 7 | 1 in 3,949 |
| Michigan | #526 | 12 | 1 in 4,772 |
| Minnesota | #544 | 5 | 1 in 5,708 |
| Pennsylvania | #555 | 13 | 1 in 5,319 |
| North Carolina | #580 | 7 | 1 in 5,079 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #16 (9,774 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 64 yrs · run 1883–1945
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,572 of them was named Irene, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 231,026 of them was named Irene, which outranked 38.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).