Name meaning & stats
Irene
Irene means “peace” (Ancient Greek origin). 108,329 US babies since 1940, peak 1950.
What it means
“peace”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1950
108,329 US babies were named Irene between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Irene (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Irene is the main spelling
- Irene 99%
- Irine <1%
- Eirene <1%
- Irean <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1950)