Meaning of the nameIrena
- Female
- Greek origin
- I-re-na
Irena is a feminine name, a form of Irene in several languages, from Greek Eirḗnē, meaning "peace".
Meaning
“form of Irene, from Greek Eirḗnē, "peace"”
Source: Wiktionary: Irena · Behind the Name: Irene
- People (2022)
- 2,113
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,922
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,834
- people
Irena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (571 people).
2,098 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Irena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 947 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 273 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 226 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 163 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irena
Wiktionary lists Irena as a feminine name in Polish, Czech, Slovak and Serbo-Croatian, among other languages, equivalent to Irene. In Polish it comes from Latin Īrēnē, and in Serbo-Croatian from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē), "peace". Behind the Name presents Irena as a form of Irene, from Greek Eirene, "peace". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,113 people named Irena, with a median age of 70, mainly among those born from 1940 to 1960. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Irena · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Irena · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Irene · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Irena
What does the name Irena mean?
Irena means “form of Irene, from Greek Eirḗnē, "peace"”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Irena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,113 people with the first name Irena, which ranks it number 4,922 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Irena a boy's or a girl's name?
Irena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,098 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Irena?
Irena is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Irena most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Irena (947 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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