Girls' name · since 1916
Ireene
Ireene has 97 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ireene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Ireene recorded 97 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1925.
- #27,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ireene ranks #27,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ireene's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ireene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ireene's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ireene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1925
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Ireene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (60 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Ireene's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ireene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 60 births (62% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ireene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ireene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.