Irina

Irina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peace”
Origin: Greek
Say it: ee-REE-nah · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek Eirene, the name of the goddess of peace, via Slavic and other European forms. Irina is especially common in Russian, Romanian, and other Eastern European usage.

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How popular is Irina?

202441.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Irina in 2024135

2024 rank#1,566 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,297

Irina is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

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Irina questions

What does the name Irina mean?

Irina means "peace". It comes from Greek. From Greek Eirene, the name of the goddess of peace, via Slavic and other European forms. Irina is especially common in Russian, Romanian, and other Eastern European usage.

Is Irina a boy or girl name?

Irina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Irina?

135 US babies were named Irina in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Irina?

Irina is usually pronounced ee-REE-nah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.