Irina

What does the name Irina mean?

Irina is the Russian and Eastern European form of Irene, from the Greek eirene, which means "peace". It is a classic in Russia, Romania and Bulgaria and belongs to several saints of the Orthodox church. In the United States Irina is used mainly in immigrant families; it stood at number 3549 in 2000, rose to number 1562 in 2024 and ranks number 1636 in 2025 with 127 girls.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Russian / Greek

Name day

May 5

Popularity

Rather rare – #1636 of the girl names in the United States

International

Irina (Russian / Romanian / Bulgarian / Serbian), Iryna (Ukrainian), Irena (Polish / Czech / Croatian), Irene (English / Italian / Spanish), Irène (French).

Similar names

• Irene
• Irena
• Ira
• Arina
• Iryna

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