Irène

Meaning and origin of Irène

Popularity of Irène in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1925.
• Over recent years, Irène has been stable (+3.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Irène every 37 schools.

Irène in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  526^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,335

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  601^st girls’ name58 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,664

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  491^st girls’ name21 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,088

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  650^th girls’ name1,342 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,601−0.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  992^nd girls’ name105 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,313+10.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Irène and Irene are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Irene15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Irène

• Irys
• Cloé
• Tina
• Agnès
• Téa
• Mayline
• Angel
• Léonce
• Sélène
• Lexie
• Nelly
• Lyra

See also

• →French names of Greek origin