Girls' name · since 1989
Irini
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Irini, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Irini sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irini has been recorded 69 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #31,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irini ranks #31,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Irini's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irini's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2003)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Irini by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Irini's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Irini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Irini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Irini 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.