Over the past 110 years, 51 boys and 308 437 girls have been named Irene. The name Irene ranks 7009th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Irene in 1926. The peak of popularity of the name Irene came in the 1920s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.