Irene
Girl5 letters
#413
in Ireland (2025)
#410 with spellings combined
9
babies in 2025
#80
best rank (1968)
1,808
babies since 1964
Up 485
10-year rank change
Irene through the years
Compare with another name →Show the numbers
| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #410 |
| 2024 | 7 | #494 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 14 | #301 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 7 | #498 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 3 | #866 |
| 2015 | 3 | #895 |
| 2014 | 8 | #500 |
| 2012 | 4 | #769 |
| 2011 | 5 | #693 |
| 2010 | 7 | #556 |
| 2009 | 6 | #583 |
| 2008 | 6 | #599 |
| 2007 | 4 | #704 |
| 2006 | 3 | #763 |
| 2005 | 6 | #461 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2000 | 7 | #353 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
| 1997 | 5 | #440 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 12 | #272 |
| 1994 | 14 | #240 |
| 1993 | 10 | #300 |
| 1992 | 18 | #220 |
| 1991 | 16 | #237 |
| 1990 | 22 | #196 |
| 1989 | 15 | #240 |
| 1988 | 25 | #180 |
| 1987 | 27 | #181 |
| 1986 | 34 | #162 |
| 1985 | 43 | #138 |
| 1984 | 35 | #168 |
| 1983 | 43 | #153 |
| 1982 | 48 | #142 |
| 1981 | 63 | #122 |
| 1980 | 58 | #131 |
| 1979 | 53 | #138 |
| 1978 | 76 | #108 |
| 1977 | 80 | #99 |
| 1976 | 59 | #128 |
| 1975 | 65 | #115 |
| 1974 | 98 | #87 |
| 1973 | 80 | #107 |
| 1972 | 87 | #96 |
| 1971 | 78 | #110 |
| 1970 | 67 | #112 |
| 1969 | 87 | #87 |
| 1968 | 84 | #80 |
| 1967 | 72 | #94 |
| 1966 | 54 | #112 |
| 1965 | 66 | #99 |
| 1964 | 72 | #85 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Irene yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | 9 | 1,808 |