The first name Irina

In 2025, 21 girls were named Irina, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 38 births (#936).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Irina with other names.

In 2025, 127 girls born in the United States were named Irina, the 1,636th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 136 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Irina Bokova
  Bulgarian diplomat, born 1952
• Irina Embrich
  Estonian fencer (born 1980)
• Irina Falconi
  Ecuadorian-born American tennis player, born 1990
• Irina Khazova
  Cross-country skier, born 1984
• Irina Demick
  French actress (1936-2004)
• Irina Lăzăreanu
  Canadian model, born 1982
• Irina Müller
  East German rower, born 1951
• Irina Nikulchina
  Bulgarian biathlete, born 1974
• Irina Björklund
  Finnish actress, born 1973
• Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley
  Daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1903–1990)
• Irina Fetisova
  Female Russian volleyball player, born 1994
• Irina Ionesco
  French photographer (1935–2022)

• Lara
• Nadia
• Anya
• Vera
• Lana
• Natasha
• Sasha
• Olga
• Sonia
• Aleksandra
• Samara
• Sonya
• Katia
• Natalya
• Asya
• Katya

All 42 names of Russian origin

What does the name Irina mean?

From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene.

What is the origin of the name Irina?

From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene.

How popular is the name Irina?

In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Irina, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2019, with 38 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,425 US babies named Irina since 1880 were girls.

When was Irina most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 136 babies were named Irina, its highest rank at 1,562nd.