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Irina

Girl

Meaning of Irina: Russian: 'peace'

Irina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1585th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1585

127 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,425

First recorded 1944 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 37 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 37 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 42 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 38 babies2012: 44 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 96 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 111 babies2019: 127 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 97 babies2022: 119 babies2023: 131 babies2024: 136 babies2025: 127 babies
US babies named Irina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 136.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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