Girl · Greek
Irena
Say it: ee-REH-nah
Meaning
Polish, Czech and Croatian form of Irene, from Greek Eirene 'peace'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very common in Poland between the wars.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 2,055 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1882, about 1 in 9,800 girls
- 31 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Irena |
|---|---|
| Russian | Irina |
| Ukrainian | Iryna |
| Greek | Eirene |
Famous bearers
- Irena Sendler, Polish rescuer of Jewish children
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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