Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Iren has a related form in Irene. 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 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Norwegian use, Iren has a related form in Irene. 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
Iren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 83
- 78 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 9 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 boys is 9 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 707 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.
Iren’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Iren has a related form in Irene. In Norwegian usage, Iren has a conventional equivalent in the German form Irene. In Norwegian usage, Iren has a conventional equivalent in the French form Irène.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Iren has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Iren
- Iren ReppenNorwegian actor and directorborn 1965
- Iren RozdobudkoUkrainian writerborn 1962
- Iren NiggLiechtenstein writerborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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