How Many People Are Named Irene Devonshire?

There are approximately 1 people named Irene Devonshire living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Irene with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Devonshire. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Irene

Last Name

Devonshire

Irene: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Irene. The peak year was 1921 with 10,657 births. The average person named Irene today is 60 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Irene

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Irene in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Irene rose or fell over time.

White

51.42%

Black

7.92%

Hispanic

30.22%

Asian/Pacific Islander

8.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

1.28%

Ancestry of the Devonshire Surname

The surname Devonshire was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Devonshire in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

78.27%

Black

14.92%

Hispanic

2.39%

Two or More Races

4.42%

How we calculated this

The first name "Irene" has an estimated frequency of 0.0253% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Devonshire" appears at a rate of 0.18 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Irene are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Irene

Irene Smith Irene Johnson Irene Williams Irene Brown Irene Jones Irene Garcia Irene Zimmerman Irene Bentley

Other people with the surname Devonshire

Michael Devonshire James Devonshire John Devonshire David Devonshire Robert Devonshire William Devonshire Blanca Devonshire

Irene Devonshire: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Irene Devonshire?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Irene Devonshire are alive in the United States today. The first name Irene is shared by 86,627 Americans, and the surname Devonshire is shared by 623.

How rare is the name Irene Devonshire?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Irene is uncommon and the surname Devonshire is very rare.

Is Irene a male or female name?

Irene is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1921 and the average bearer today is 60 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Irene?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Irene was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (51.42%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (30.22%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (8.28%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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