Irene has been given to about 356,812 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.
Irene ranks 651st among American girls in 2025, with 442 born that year. Its best year was 1921, when 10,657 babies were given the name, ranking 18th. The typical living American called Irene is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.