Irena Name Popularity

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How popular is Irena?

Ranking 4,367th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Irena is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Irena has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 580, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1919 with 33 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Irena was less than 5, most recently in 1895.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Irena occurred roughly during the years 1911-1919, 1921-1924, 1962-1965, and 1978-1982, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1975-1978.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Irena be?

The popularity trend for Irena has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Irena for their newborn has risen.

The name Irena is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Irena (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	4,367
2017		30	4,597
2016		30	4,658
2015		31	4,518
2014		23	5,684
2013		24	5,542
2012		29	4,880
2011		27	5,108
2010		23	5,852
2009		18	7,161
2008		18	7,180
2007		16	7,865
2006		14	8,420
2005		21	5,885
2004		20	6,064
2003		18	6,408
2002		21	5,533
2001		16	6,740
2000		21	5,376
1999		21	5,100
1998		23	4,700
1997		24	4,429
1996		21	4,790
1995		20	4,909
1994		19	5,096
1993		25	4,147
1992		28	3,808
1991		20	4,875
1990		11	7,493
1989		11	7,153
1988		18	4,719
1987		22	3,899
1986		16	4,812
1985		16	4,710
1984		15	4,812
1983		23	3,469
1982		22	3,692
1981		10	6,500
1980		14	5,065
1979		17	4,296
1978		10	6,101
1977		14	4,744
1976		16	4,025
1975		22	3,197
1974		16	3,919
1973		20	3,273
1972		17	3,611
1971		20	3,298
1970		20	3,245
1969		15	3,677
1968		17	3,227
1967		18	3,002
1966		13	3,630
1965		17	3,088
1964		12	3,957
1963		12	3,873
1962		10	4,364
1961		13	3,673
1960		10	4,284
1959		14	3,320
1958		14	3,282
1957		13	3,373
1956		15	3,108
1955		17	2,766
1954		10	3,823
1953		16	2,741
1952		5	5,903
1951		14	2,853
1950		8	4,102
1949		11	3,264
1948		6	4,897
1947		9	3,842
1946		12	2,944
1945		6	4,240
1944		12	2,689
1943		7	3,963
1942		14	2,471
1941		6	4,157
1940		8	3,334
1939		5	4,533
1938		8	3,296
1937		12	2,501
1936		9	2,961
1935		13	2,359
1934		9	3,020
1933		8	3,249
1932		11	2,730
1931		9	3,081
1930		12	2,603
1929		18	1,978
1928		17	2,135
1927		13	2,616
1926		12	2,788
1925		14	2,545
1924		16	2,361
1923		12	2,813
1922		12	2,863
1921		9	3,527
1920		23	1,776
1919		33	1,357
1918		25	1,622
1917		25	1,530
1916		21	1,712
1915		18	1,838
1914		20	1,463
1913		12	1,822
1912		11	1,774
1911		7	2,064
1910		9	1,692
1909		13	1,178
1908		11	1,303
1907		6	1,933
1906		12	1,124
1905		11	1,209
1904		9	1,309
1903		9	1,256
1902		11	1,099
1901		11	1,039
1900		11	1,196
1899		11	1,001
1898		10	1,140
1897		9	1,117
1896		8	1,256
1895		< 5	--
1894		5	1,579
1893		10	987
1892		9	1,045
1891		12	816
1890		10	900
1889		7	1,070
1888		< 5	--
1887		9	820
1886		< 5	--
1885		7	873
1884		< 5	--
1883		8	726
1882		11	580
1881		< 5	--
1880		8	651

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.