Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Irena

#4,228 most common girls' name of all time · #7,195 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#4,228
Rank overall
#7,195 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
2,186
Since 2016
280
Peak year
2024 #4,207
Best rank
#585 1882
Girls Boys peak 34/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Irena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 24 — 24 #5,240
2024 34 — 34 #4,207
2023 22 — 22 #5,554
2022 23 — 23 #5,472
2021 27 — 27 #4,835
2020 31 — 31 #4,359
2019 26 — 26 #5,043
2018 33 — 33 #4,239
2017 30 — 30 #4,582
2016 30 — 30 #4,634
2015 31 — 31 #4,490
2014 23 — 23 #5,633
2013 24 — 24 #5,492
2012 29 — 29 #4,838
2011 27 — 27 #5,066
2010 23 — 23 #5,775
2009 18 — 18 #7,071
2008 18 — 18 #7,082
2007 16 — 16 #7,738
2006 14 — 14 #8,245
2005 21 — 21 #5,804
2004 20 — 20 #5,974
2003 18 — 18 #6,307
2002 21 — 21 #5,452
2001 16 — 16 #6,628
2000 21 — 21 #5,317
1999 21 — 21 #5,046
1998 23 — 23 #4,640
1997 24 — 24 #4,374
1996 21 — 21 #4,743
1995 20 — 20 #4,847
1994 19 — 19 #5,022
1993 25 — 25 #4,105
1992 28 — 28 #3,774
1991 20 — 20 #4,817
1990 11 — 11 #7,314
1989 11 — 11 #6,960
1988 18 — 18 #4,657
1987 22 — 22 #3,861
1986 16 — 16 #4,728
1985 16 — 16 #4,646
1984 15 — 15 #4,746
1983 23 — 23 #3,435
1982 22 — 22 #3,655
1981 10 — 10 #6,327
1980 14 — 14 #4,983
1979 17 — 17 #4,236
1978 10 — 10 #5,964
1977 14 — 14 #4,658
1976 16 — 16 #3,970
1975 22 — 22 #3,157
1974 16 — 16 #3,869
1973 20 — 20 #3,237
1972 17 — 17 #3,551
1971 20 — 20 #3,271
1970 20 — 20 #3,211
1969 15 — 15 #3,625
1968 17 — 17 #3,181
1967 18 — 18 #2,971
1966 13 — 13 #3,563
1965 17 — 17 #3,052
1964 12 — 12 #3,881
1963 12 — 12 #3,808
1962 10 — 10 #4,268
1961 13 — 13 #3,615
1960 10 — 10 #4,197
1959 14 — 14 #3,262
1958 14 — 14 #3,236
1957 13 — 13 #3,313
1956 15 — 15 #3,053
1955 17 — 17 #2,727
1954 10 — 10 #3,724
1953 16 — 16 #2,703
1952 5 — 5 #5,569
1951 14 — 14 #2,818
1950 8 — 8 #3,970
1949 11 — 11 #3,186
1948 6 — 6 #4,656
1947 9 — 9 #3,712
1946 12 — 12 #2,887
1945 6 — 6 #4,032
1944 12 — 12 #2,633
1943 7 — 7 #3,805
1942 14 — 14 #2,425
1941 6 — 6 #3,961
1940 8 — 8 #3,211
1939 5 — 5 #4,253
1938 8 — 8 #3,187
1937 12 — 12 #2,452
1936 9 — 9 #2,863
1935 13 — 13 #2,307
1934 9 — 9 #2,932
1933 8 — 8 #3,113
1932 11 — 11 #2,648
1931 9 — 9 #2,977
1930 12 — 12 #2,555
1929 18 — 18 #1,956
1928 17 — 17 #2,097
1927 13 — 13 #2,554
1926 12 — 12 #2,710
1925 14 — 14 #2,495
1924 16 — 16 #2,310
1923 12 — 12 #2,734
1922 12 — 12 #2,783
1921 9 — 9 #3,401
1920 23 — 23 #1,757
1919 33 — 33 #1,351
1918 25 — 25 #1,605
1917 25 — 25 #1,510
1916 21 — 21 #1,692
1915 18 — 18 #1,806
1914 20 — 20 #1,447
1913 12 — 12 #1,768
1912 11 — 11 #1,722
1911 7 — 7 #1,965
1910 9 — 9 #1,638
1909 13 — 13 #1,158
1908 11 — 11 #1,274
1907 6 — 6 #1,826
1906 12 — 12 #1,107
1905 11 — 11 #1,169
1904 9 — 9 #1,262
1903 9 — 9 #1,209
1902 11 — 11 #1,078
1901 11 — 11 #1,017
1900 11 — 11 #1,172
1899 11 — 11 #988
1898 10 — 10 #1,104
1897 9 — 9 #1,098
1896 8 — 8 #1,217
1894 5 — 5 #1,488
1893 10 — 10 #961
1892 9 — 9 #1,022
1891 12 — 12 #797
1890 10 — 10 #882
1889 7 — 7 #1,030
1887 9 — 9 #795
1885 7 — 7 #853
1883 8 — 8 #706
1882 11 — 11 #585
1880 8 — 8 #651