Given name & surname
Irina
“peace”
Irina is used as a given name and a surname. Irina is connected with Irene.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Irina is a romanization of Ирина. Ирина means “peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Irina is a form of Irene. An origin associated with Irene is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Irina is used as a form of Irene.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Irina is a form of 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
Irina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,425
- 0 boys · 2,425 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 127
- #1,636 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 127 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,636 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,266 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.
Irina’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Irina has a diminutive in Ira. In English usage, Irina shares a linguistic root with Irene. Irina has a related form in Arina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Irina has relatives in 11 languages.
6 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Irina
- Irina ShaykRussian model and television personality (born 1986)
- Irina BokovaBulgarian diplomatborn 1952
- Irina RodninaRussian politician and figure skaterborn 1949
- Irina SlutskayaRussian figure skaterborn 1979
- Irina PrivalovaRussian athleteborn 1968
- Irina-Camelia BeguRomanian female tennis playerborn 1990
- Irina KhakamadaRussian politician (born in 1955)
- Irina PressSoviet athlete (1939-2004)
- Iru KhechanoviGeorgian singerborn 2000
Characters named Irina: Irina Derevko (fictional character on the television series Alias).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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