How Many People Are Named Irine?
An estimated 207 people in the United States have the first name Irine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Irine peaked in popularity in 1922 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Irine 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 Irine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Irine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
207
About 1 in 1,655,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1922
66 births
Total Registered
1,527
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Irine
Irine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,527 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Irine as a female name
Ranked #10,332 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1922 (66 births)
Irine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Irine span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 477 babies were registered. Irine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Irine by Decade
How has Irine 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.
Irine by State
Birth registrations for Irine span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia. On average, about 41 Irines were registered per state.
Irine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Irine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Irine
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Irine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Irine?
We estimate approximately 207 people named Irine 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 1,655,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Irine a common name?
Irine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,527 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Irine most popular?
Irine reached peak popularity in 1922, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Irine is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Irine a female name?
Irine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Irine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Irine Smith, Irine Johnson, Irine 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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