Recorded 1916–1925 Girls' name Peak 1922 97 births

Ireene — girls' name

97 babies named Ireene in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s60
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ireene was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ireene in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ireene

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Ireene between 1916 and 1925, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ireene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ireene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ireene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ireene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ireene at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

97

Since 1916

10 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1916

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1925

Ireene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1916

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 1925192419231922192119201919191819171916 8

Ireene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
60 births that decade — 62% of Ireene's all-time total
1910s371920s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ireene?
97 babies have been named Ireene since 1916. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Ireene most popular?
Ireene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Ireene been used?
Ireene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 10 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Ireene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irene, Ireland, Irena, Irelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.