Female name
Irene
608 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024. Expression number: 33.
Origin
Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.From Wiktionary, entry “Irene”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 37 births. 608 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2005. It is still given: 158 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1921: 10,657 births. 356,812 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. At its peak, it ranked 16th among girls' names in 1918. It is still given: 2,233 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1974: 98 births. 1,808 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 82nd among girls' names in 1968. It is still given: 43 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 84,315 | 1900–2025 | 35th in 1923 |
| Switzerland | 15,612* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 3,720 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 1,063 | 1984–2025 | 66th in 1984 |
| Quebec | 254 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 144 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
9 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
9 + 5 + 5 = 19 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
9 + 5 = 14 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.