Irena is an uncommon variant of Irene that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Irena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,305 for girl births in the United States (and #9,201 across all names), given to 24 babies. Irena first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #5,305 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | #4,240 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #5,631 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,534 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,894 |
| 2020 | 31 | 31 | #4,392 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #5,084 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #4,272 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #4,613 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,669 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #4,529 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #5,692 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #5,550 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #4,886 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,119 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | #5,859 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #7,168 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,186 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #7,869 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,426 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,890 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #6,067 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #5,539 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,745 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,377 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #5,101 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | #4,702 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #4,430 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,790 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #4,909 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,098 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #4,147 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #3,809 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #4,877 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,497 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,154 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,718 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #3,901 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,811 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,711 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,813 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #3,469 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,691 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,501 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,069 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | #4,297 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,102 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,747 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,025 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #3,195 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,921 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #3,274 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,614 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | #3,301 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #3,246 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #3,681 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | #3,227 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | #3,001 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,632 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #3,092 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #3,956 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,876 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,370 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,675 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #4,288 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #3,318 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #3,284 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,378 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #3,108 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #2,766 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,824 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #2,737 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,901 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,854 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,101 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,264 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,895 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #3,842 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,943 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,240 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,688 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,964 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,473 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,158 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,334 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,531 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,296 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,499 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #2,962 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,359 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #3,020 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,249 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,729 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,082 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,601 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | #1,978 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | #2,136 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,617 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,788 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,545 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,360 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,813 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,864 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,527 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | #1,775 |
| 1919 | 33 | — | #1,357 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | #1,622 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | #1,530 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | #1,712 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #1,838 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #1,463 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,822 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,774 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,064 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,692 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,178 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | #1,303 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,933 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #1,124 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #1,209 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,309 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #1,256 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | #1,099 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | #1,039 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #1,196 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #1,001 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,140 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,117 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #1,256 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,579 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #987 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #1,045 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | #816 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | #900 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,070 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | #820 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #873 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #726 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #580 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #651 |