Irena
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Irena: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2016.
The name Irena is a Slavic variant of Irene, which derives from the Greek Eirene, meaning "peace." In classical mythology, Eirene was the goddess of peace. Notable bearers include Irena Sendler, the Polish social worker who saved thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Czech-born actress Irena Černá. A unique place connection lies in the name's Greek root: the island of Ireland shares the same etymological stem, both meaning "land of peace." As a further note, while fashionable across Central and Eastern Europe, Irena also enjoys consistent but modest use in Scotland, where its variant Irene was highly popular in the early 20th century.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20163 babies
- Latest (2016)
- #7983 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2016
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y