Irina
About Irina
Irina is a Russian ballet-inflected classic, one of the Three Sisters in the Chekhov play. While some Americans will pronounce this like Irene with three syllables, the pronunciation used throughout Europe, where it's widely used, starts with a short i as in it or if and a strong emphasis on the second syllable.
Pronounced ih-REE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Irina ranked #1636 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1567 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #635.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,901 | 59 | 33 |
| 2015 | #2,045 | 96 | 53.8 |
| 2016 | #2,021 | 98 | 55.3 |
| 2017 | #2,616 | 67 | 38.8 |
| 2018 | #1,837 | 111 | 65.3 |
| 2019 | #1,660 | 127 | 75.7 |
| 2020 | #1,929 | 99 | 61.2 |
| 2021 | #1,997 | 97 | 59.1 |
| 2022 | #1,746 | 119 | 72.6 |
| 2023 | #1,600 | 131 | 81.6 |
| 2024 | #1,567 | 135 | 83.3 |
| 2025 | #1,636 | 127 | 79 |
World rankings
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Irina on lists
Famous Irinas
- Irina Viner
Usmanova, Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach
- Irina Falconi
American pro tennis player
- Irina Ionesco
French,Romanian photographer
- Irina Lazareanu
Canadian model
- Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
Russian princess
- Irina Shayk
Russian model
- Irina Spîrlea
Romanian tennis player
- Irina
Camelia Begu, Romanian tennis player
- Irina Liss
model
- Irina Kravchenko
model
- Irina Slutskaya
Russian figure skater
- Irina Rodnina
Russian ice dancer
- Irina Dvorovenko
Ukranian ballerina
- Irina Deriugina
Russian,Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
Irina in pop culture
- Irina Derevko
character on TV's "Alias"
- Irina
character in the Twilight series
- Irina
character on Law and Order: SVU
- Irina Clockworker
a sorceress in the Evillious Chronicles
- Irina Jelavic
character in the manga/anime "Assassination Classroom"
- Irina
Ilya Rozanov's mother in "Heated Rivalry"
- Irina Rozanova
Character in the book series "Game Changers" by Rachel Reid