Girl
Irene
As a girl's name, Irene traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "Peace". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is widely recognized. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
GreekPeace
GreekThe personification of peace in Greek myth
Births by decade
1900s
23,752
1910s
69,162
1920s
93,189
1930s
44,695
1940s
31,964
1950s
27,072
1960s
15,483
1970s
8,317
1980s
7,152
1990s
5,968
2000s
5,109
2010s
3,512
Peaked in the 1920s · 335,375 total U.S. births since 1900