Given name
Eireen
“a peaceful woman”
Eireen is a variant of Eirene. In Greek use, Eirene carries the interpretation “a peaceful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eireen is a variant of Eirene. In Greek use, Eirene carries the interpretation “a peaceful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eireen connects to the Irene name family through Eirene. An origin associated with Irene is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Eireen connects to the Irene name family through Eirene. The history of Irene gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Irene is associated with the goddess of peace.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Eireen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eireen’s family of names
In Irish usage, Eireen has a conventional equivalent in the German form Irene. Eireen has a related form in Eirene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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