Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Iryna 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 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Iryna 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
Iryna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,415 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,415 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,171 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.
Iryna’s family of names
In English usage, Iryna shares a linguistic root with Irene. In Belarusian usage, Iryna has a related form in Ірына. Iryna has a related form in Irene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Irinaequivalent
- Arinaequivalent
- Irenaequivalent
- Arynaequivalent
- Eiriniequivalent
- Iriniequivalent
- Іринаequivalent
- Ειρήνηequivalent
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People named Iryna
- Iryna BilykUkrainian singer and composerborn 1970
- Iryna VereshchukUkrainian politicianborn 1979
- Iryna FarionUkrainian linguist and politician (1964–2024)
- Iryna Leshchankabiathleteborn 1991
- Iryna HerashchenkoUkrainian high jumperborn 1995
- Iryna YatchenkoBelarusian discus throwerborn 1965
- Iryna KoliadenkoUkrainian amateur wrestlerborn 1998
- Iryna KurachkinaBelarusian amateur wrestlerborn 1994
- Iryna MerleniOlympic wrestlerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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