Irena

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Origin and meaning of Irena

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 100% (142 births)

Boys - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
girl Girl
girl Girl

Origin:: Latinate variant of the Greek name Irene
Meaning:: Peace
More info:: This is a variant of the name Irene, which is a Latin variant of the Greek name Eirene, meaning "peace."

Irena Sendler was a social worker who worked with the Polish Underground and Żegota resistance organization to smuggle children out of ghettos in Warsaw.

Pronunciation:: eye REEN ah

Form of:: Irene

Rating:: 1 Name Surveys

Popularity:: Ranks 5,120th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Irena (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Irena was chosen 1,823 times as a name, 1,823 times for girls and 0 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	8,668	5,120	-	27	-
2011	8,600	5,078	-	27	-
2010	10,007	5,992	-	22	-
2009	11,818	7,139	-	18	-
2008	11,807	7,166	-	18	-
2007	12,827	7,847	-	16	-
2006	13,715	8,413	-	14	-
2005	9,773	5,878	-	21	-
2004	9,896	6,055	-	20	-
2003	10,452	6,398	-	18	-
2002	9,143	5,529	-	21	-
2001	11,034	6,738	-	16	-
2000	8,854	5,371	-	21	-
1999	8,732	5,301	-	20	-
1998	7,753	4,698	-	23	-
1997	7,267	4,424	-	24	-
1996	7,826	4,786	-	21	-
1995	7,951	4,907	-	20	-
1994	8,259	5,092	-	19	-
1993	6,716	4,144	-	25	-
1992	6,158	3,806	-	28	-
1991	7,709	4,872	-	20	-
1990	11,601	7,491	-	11	-
1989	11,009	7,155	-	11	-
1988	7,360	4,717	-	18	-
1987	6,284	4,021	-	21	-
1986	7,411	4,807	-	16	-
1985	7,265	4,709	-	16	-
1984	7,344	4,808	-	15	-
1983	5,436	3,467	-	23	-
1982	5,704	3,689	-	22	-
1981	9,712	6,490	-	10	-
1980	7,722	5,063	-	14	-
1979	6,626	4,295	-	17	-
1978	9,091	6,096	-	10	-
1977	7,246	4,736	-	14	-
1976	6,293	4,017	-	16	-
1975	5,029	3,194	-	22	-
1974	6,059	3,917	-	16	-
1973	5,058	3,271	-	20	-
1972	5,540	3,607	-	17	-
1971	5,084	3,299	-	20	-
1970	4,950	3,243	-	20	-
1969	5,549	3,674	-	15	-
1968	4,891	3,227	-	17	-
1967	4,581	2,999	-	18	-
1966	5,504	3,626	-	13	-
1965	4,723	3,087	-	17	-
1964	5,966	3,958	-	12	-
1963	5,870	3,873	-	12	-
1962	6,563	4,362	-	10	-
1961	5,577	3,672	-	13	-
1960	6,439	4,279	-	10	-
1959	5,140	3,320	-	14	-
1958	5,065	3,278	-	14	-
1957	5,253	3,366	-	13	-
1956	4,870	3,107	-	15	-
1955	4,382	2,766	-	17	-
1954	5,956	3,828	-	10	-
1953	4,426	2,739	-	16	-
1952	8,889	5,899	-	5	-
1951	4,595	2,850	-	14	-
1950	6,359	4,098	-	8	-
1949	5,209	3,261	-	11	-
1948	7,559	4,895	-	6	-
1947	6,028	3,841	-	9	-
1946	4,759	2,943	-	12	-
1945	6,643	4,242	-	6	-
1944	4,448	2,688	-	12	-
1943	6,330	3,963	-	7	-
1942	4,127	2,472	-	14	-
1941	6,668	4,161	-	6	-
1940	5,480	3,335	-	8	-
1939	7,351	4,530	-	5	-
1938	5,441	3,297	-	8	-
1937	4,228	2,500	-	12	-
1936	4,965	2,960	-	9	-
1935	4,077	2,360	-	13	-
1934	5,145	3,018	-	9	-
1933	5,491	3,248	-	8	-
1932	4,659	2,732	-	11	-
1931	5,263	3,080	-	9	-
1930	4,546	2,603	-	12	-
1929	3,548	1,976	-	18	-
1928	3,764	2,136	-	17	-
1927	4,550	2,614	-	13	-
1926	4,828	2,788	-	12	-
1925	4,449	2,545	-	14	-
1924	4,149	2,362	-	16	-
1923	4,937	2,816	-	12	-
1922	5,015	2,856	-	12	-
1921	6,055	3,525	-	9	-
1920	3,226	1,777	-	23	-
1919	2,475	1,358	-	33	-
1918	2,941	1,622	-	25	-
1917	2,807	1,530	-	25	-
1916	3,116	1,713	-	21	-
1915	3,320	1,837	-	18	-
1914	2,690	1,463	-	20	-
1913	3,232	1,823	-	12	-
1912	3,135	1,774	-	11	-
1911	3,233	2,063	-	7	-
1910	2,640	1,692	-	9	-
1909	1,905	1,178	-	13	-
1908	2,056	1,303	-	11	-
1907	2,927	1,933	-	6	-
1906	1,777	1,124	-	12	-
1905	1,876	1,210	-	11	-
1904	2,026	1,309	-	9	-
1903	1,956	1,256	-	9	-
1902	1,733	1,099	-	11	-
1901	1,625	1,039	-	11	-
1900	1,907	1,196	-	11	-
1899	1,579	1,001	-	11	-
1898	1,783	1,141	-	10	-
1897	1,784	1,117	-	9	-
1896	1,988	1,256	-	8	-
1895	-	-	-	-	-
1894	2,527	1,579	-	5	-
1893	1,581	987	-	10	-
1892	1,721	1,045	-	9	-
1891	1,316	816	-	12	-
1890	1,487	900	-	10	-
1889	1,794	1,070	-	7	-
1888	-	-	-	-	-
1887	1,420	820	-	9	-
1886	-	-	-	-	-
1885	1,599	873	-	7	-
1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	1,375	726	-	8	-
1882	1,140	580	-	11	-
1881	-	-	-	-	-
1880	1,315	651	-	8	-

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	1370	730	-
1890-99	1773	1105	-
1900-09	1987	1274	-
1910-19	3013	1724	-
1920-29	4553	2602	-
1930-39	4868	2866	-
1940-49	5782	3616	-
1950-59	5533	3548	-
1960-64	6112	4047	-
1965-69	4925	3235	-
1970-74	5158	3355	-
1975-79	6915	4511	-
1980-84	7144	4677	-
1985-89	7080	4564	-
1990-94	8046	5078	-
1995-99	7699	4704	-
2000	8854	5371	-
2001	11034	6738	-
2002	9143	5529	-
2003	10452	6398	-
2004	9896	6055	-
2005	9773	5878	-
2006	13715	8413	-
2007	12827	7847	-
2008	11807	7166	-
2009	11818	7139	-
2010	10007	5992	-
2011	8600	5078	-
2012	8668	5120	-

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Meaning of Irena: This is a variant of the name Irene, which is a Latin variant of the Greek name Eirene, meaning "peace

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Popularity of Irena (Source: US SSA)

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