Irena
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Irena comes from Greek and refers to the goddess of peace. The namesake is Irena Sendler, who led an underground network smuggling thousands of children out of the Warsaw ghetto during WWII.
Sources: Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Irena in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Irena against each list of names.
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Greek
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Irena is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Irena in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 24 girls were named Irena, making it the #5238 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 2,186 girls have been named Irena, with the most (34) in 2024.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Irena in other languages
- Irene Catalan, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish
- Ireen Dutch, English, German
- Ira Latvian
- Iraina English
- Iren Slovenian
- Irenea Italian
- Iréna French
- Irēna Latvian
- Írena Icelandic
- Ірина Ukrainian
- Ирина Russian
Irena name days
- April 16 Czech Republic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Irena
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Irena, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Irena | 1978 | South Indian Ocean | 96 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Irena
There are 7 towns and villages with Irena in their name, in 6 countries.
🇵🇱 Poland 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 1🇹🇩 Chad 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Irena | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 17 | Map |
| Arikaji Irena | Nasarawa State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Irena | East New Britain Province, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – | Map |
| Irena | Lublin, 🇵🇱 Poland | – | Map |
| Irena | Subcarpathia, 🇵🇱 Poland | – | Map |
| Iréna | Moyen-Chari, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
| Sítio Irena Albano de Souza | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Irena
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Irena in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lake Irena | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Irena
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Irena.
Irena Jarocka
Irena Pavlovic
Irena Szewińska
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