Iren vs Irene

Side-by-side comparison of Iren and Irene — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Iren

Boy name

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Name B

Irene

Girl name · Rank #638

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Metric Iren Irene
Current Rank Unranked #638
Total Births (all years) 78 355,004
Peak Year 2019 1921
Peak Year Births 9 10,624
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Iren Irene
1880ss — 4,002
1890ss — 13,621
1900ss — 23,656
1910ss — 68,968
1920ss — 92,836
1930ss — 44,448
1940ss — 31,822
1950ss — 26,978
1960ss — 15,446
1970ss — 8,289
1980ss 7 7,103
1990ss 23 5,968
2000ss 19 5,148
2010ss 29 4,465
2020ss — 2,254

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Iren Irene
2014 — 432
2015 — 453
2016 — 444
2017 5 508
2018 — 466
2019 9 469
2020 — 472
2021 — 438
2022 — 448
2023 — 435
2024 — 461

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–2019.

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