How Many People Are Named Irina?
An estimated 2,243 people in the United States have the first name Irina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Irina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Irina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Irina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Irina is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,243
About 1 in 152,811 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
135 births
Total Registered
2,297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Irina
Irina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,297 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Irina as a female name
Ranked #1,567 in 2024
135 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (135 births)
Irina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Irina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 739 babies were registered. While Irina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Irina by Decade
How has Irina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Irina by State
Birth registrations for Irina span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan. On average, about 59 Irinas were registered per state.
Irina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Irina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Irina
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Irina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Irina?
We estimate approximately 2,243 people named Irina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 152,811 Americans share this first name.
Is Irina a common name?
Irina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Irina most popular?
Irina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Irina is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Irina a female name?
Irina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Irina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Irina Smith, Irina Johnson, Irina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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