Irene · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Irene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	2,242
1881	2,240
1882	2,151
1883	2,315
1884	2,511
1885	2,826
1886	3,024
1887	3,453
1888	4,042
1889	4,132
1890	4,691
1891	5,122
1892	5,213
1893	5,218
1894	6,042
1895	6,112
1896	6,696
1897	6,776
1898	7,350
1899	7,308
1900	7,552
1901	7,851
1902	8,369
1903	7,638
1904	8,033
1905	8,083
1906	8,205
1907	8,215
1908	8,172
1909	8,528
1910	8,275
1911	8,372
1912	8,324
1913	8,542
1914	8,137
1915	8,460
1916	8,651
1917	8,474
1918	8,443
1919	8,594
1920	8,405
1921	8,616
1922	8,470
1923	8,334
1924	7,950
1925	7,754
1926	7,735
1927	7,217
1928	6,703
1929	6,304
1930	5,741
1931	5,275
1932	4,873
1933	4,471
1934	4,162
1935	3,757
1936	3,669
1937	3,453
1938	3,221
1939	3,038
1940	2,968
1941	2,789
1942	2,505
1943	2,364
1944	2,326
1945	2,206
1946	1,982
1947	1,858
1948	1,792
1949	1,727
1950	2,233
1951	1,885
1952	1,628
1953	1,488
1954	1,368
1955	1,244
1956	1,166
1957	1,105
1958	1,070
1959	1,037
1960	1,006
1961	947
1962	895
1963	914
1964	878
1965	882
1966	761
1967	724
1968	715
1969	657
1970	613
1971	583
1972	521
1973	581
1974	576
1975	496
1976	528
1977	496
1978	462
1979	497
1980	512
1981	479
1982	456
1983	448
1984	437
1985	389
1986	347
1987	376
1988	360
1989	346
1990	361
1991	347
1992	321
1993	302
1994	335
1995	347
1996	350
1997	342
1998	295
1999	313
2000	334
2001	318
2002	304
2003	260
2004	289
2005	266
2006	261
2007	243
2008	255
2009	263
2010	231
2011	231
2012	248
2013	250
2014	242
2015	254
2016	251
2017	294
2018	274
2019	279
2020	292
2021	267
2022	273
2023	271
2024	287
2025	275

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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California 1.9×
Minnesota 1.9×
Wisconsin 1.7×
Washington 1.6×
Texas 1.4×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 442
Rank in 2025: #651
How rare: 1 in 3,636 girls
Since 1880: 355,462

Most popular in 1916, at 8,651 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 8% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
California	1.9×	263
Minnesota	1.9×	34
Wisconsin	1.7×	29
Washington	1.6×	38
Texas	1.4×	194

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.