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Girl name

Irlene

100% girls · last recorded 1982

Irlene has been given to about 114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 42
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irlene per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 8
  • Born in 20250
  • All time114

How popular is Irlene?

Its best year was 1922, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 3818th. The typical living American called Irlene is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Irlene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Irene0.88
  2. Ilene0.88
  3. Arlene0.82
  4. Shirlene0.81
  5. Darlene0.74
  6. Marlene0.74
  7. Carlene0.74
  8. Karlene0.74

Middle names for Irlene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irlene Rose0.83
  2. Irlene Marie0.83
  3. Irlene Grace0.83
  4. Irlene Louise0.83
  5. Irlene Claire0.82
  6. Irlene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Irlene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.57
  2. Winonasister · 0.57
  3. Cleoeither · 0.57
  4. Luellasister · 0.56
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.52
  6. Forestbrother · 0.52

Where Irlene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Irlene White0.78
    2. Irlene Nguyen0.78
    3. Irlene Moore0.78
    4. Irlene Hill0.78
    5. Irlene Hall0.78
    6. Irlene Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Irlene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.