Meaning & origin
What it means
Eirini is a romanization of Ειρήνη. One Greek interpretation is “peace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eirini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 0 boys · 76 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,671 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,671 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 251 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eirini’s family of names
In English usage, Eirini shares an earlier linguistic root with Irene. In English usage, Eirini was borrowed from the Greek form Ειρήνη. In Greek usage, Eirini is a transliteration of Ειρήνη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eirini
- Irene of Athensempress of Byzantine Empire (752-803)
- Irene PapasGreek actress and singer (1929–2022)
- Irene Komnene DoukainaEmpress consort of Bulgaria1220–1201
- Irene Komnene Palaiologinasister of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos1218–1284
- Irene of Thessalonicaearly 4th-century saint201–304
- Eirini AindiliGreek gymnastborn 1983
- Irene Angelinadaughter of Alexios III Angelos1150–1203
- Rena VlahopoulouGreek actress and singer (1923–2004)
- Irini MouchouGreek triathleteborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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