Meaning of the nameIreni
- Female
- I-re-ni
Ireni is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in i, whose records are concentrated among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Ireni is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,070
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,152
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,841
- people
Ireni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ireni, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,094 people).
6,873 women 197 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 Ireni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ireni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Goiás 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,185 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,099 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 674 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 651 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 591 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 435 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 359 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 346 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 262 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 211 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 147 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 137 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 133 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 126 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 114 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 107 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 104 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 81 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ireni
The origin of the name Ireni is uncertain. The spelling resembles Irene, a name of Greek origin (Eirḗnē), but no source links the two. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,070 people named Ireni, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Irene · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Ireni
What does the name Ireni mean?
The meaning of Ireni is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ireni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,070 people with the first name Ireni, which ranks it number 2,152 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ireni a boy's or a girl's name?
Ireni is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,873 women and 197 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ireni most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Ireni (359 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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