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Irena

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What official birth registration shows about Irena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2025, ranging from #2416 to #5691.20062011201620202025#2416#5691
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#2416
2002#3409
2006#5061
2007#5201
2009#5556
2010#3156
2011#4764
2012#4838
2013#3536
2014#5691
2016#2547
2017#2706
2018#3178
2019#5591
2020#3899
2021#3519
2022#2673
2023#2689
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 40 of the 44 years from 1947 to 1990.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1947–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #352 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1947–1990

    Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1947–1990).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in Norway in 1952.

Irena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#35196HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#27069HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6564HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5347HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5716HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5646HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4718HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6614HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5027HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#39510HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5835HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#33812HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6354HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#5086HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4597HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4268HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4637HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#33812HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4497HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#36710HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4497HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#35010HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#4087HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5015HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4227HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#31411HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#28513HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4705HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4226HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#4086HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3219HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4066HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#25713HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#28011HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3188HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3268HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3557HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#25612HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#3954HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3416HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3526HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Irena is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Irena, between 1947 and 2025, in 59 of those 79 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: highest position in 1952England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200019472025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1947–199040#256 in 1952
England and Wales2000–202519#2416 in 2000

Its high point came 48 years earlier in Norway (1952) than in England and Wales (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1990; it appears again in 2000.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Irena

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1947–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in Norway in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.