Girls name
Irene
Irene is a girls' name given to 310,941 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 10,620 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 4th among girls names in New Hampshire in 1914.
Which states favor Irene
Irene by state
Top states by all-time births named Irene. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 34,627 | #842 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 25,597 | #535 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 25,232 | #374 (2025) |
| 4 | Texas | 19,308 | #523 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 17,749 | #689 (2025) |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 13,869 | #452 (2024) |
| 7 | Michigan | 13,569 | #702 (2025) |
| 8 | Ohio | 13,002 | #913 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 11,392 | #685 (2025) |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 7,921 | #493 (2025) |
| 11 | Minnesota | 7,650 | #441 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 6,155 | #866 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 5,748 | #766 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 5,645 | #586 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 5,628 | #673 (2020) |
| 16 | Indiana | 5,129 | #592 (2025) |
| 17 | Connecticut | 5,014 | #425 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 4,994 | #680 (2025) |
| 19 | Louisiana | 4,659 | #894 (2020) |
| 20 | Alabama | 4,570 | #768 (2024) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).