Given name & surname
Irini
Irini is a feminine given name. It is used in Albanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Irini is a variant of 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Irini is a variant 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
Irini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 0 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 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 girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Irini
- 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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