unisex name

Iren

  • Origin Slovene
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 92

Iren is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2019 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Iren is a name of Slovene origin.
  • Peaked in 2019, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1919.

Iren over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s.

29
'10 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Iren by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1980s 7
1990s 23
2000s 19
2010s 29

How popular is Iren?

In 2019, Iren was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Iren is used

France #5,031 5 in 2006
England & Wales #5,236 4 in 2024
United States #8,307 9 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Iren

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Iren also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Iren

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Iren

How popular is the name Iren?

In 2019, Iren was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Iren a girl's or a boy's name?

Iren is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Iren most popular?

Iren peaked in 2019, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.