Irina is a distinctive choice, ranked #1454 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Irina in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1454
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About the Name Irina
Irina has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 545 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #936 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Irina is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Irina in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Irina
Irina Pantaeva — Irina Vladlenovna Pantaeva is a Russian model and actress.
Irina Nevzlin — Irina Nevzlin is an Israeli entrepreneur and author.
Irina Voronkova — Irina Andreyevna Voronkova is a Russian professional volleyball player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Irina
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Irina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Irina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Irina is declining: down 327 places since 2020, to #1,454 in 2025. It peaked at #936 in 2019.
Irina is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Irina include: Irina Pantaeva, Irina Nevzlin and Irina Voronkova. Short summaries for each appear below.
Irina does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Irinas in the wild.
21
UK babies named Irina (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 327 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Irina
Almost certainly the only Irina in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Irina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Irina Dmitrievna Prokhorova is a Russian philologist, literary critic and cultural historian, chief editor of the New Literary Observer publishing house and of the literature academic journal of the same name, co-founder of the Mikhail Prokhorov Charitable Foundation.
Irina Alexandrovna Viner, formerly Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (Russian: Ирина Александровна Винер-Усманова), is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach, former head coach of the Russian national team, former president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, and former vice president of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation.
Irina Mikhailovna, was a Russian Tsarevna, the eldest daughter of Tsar Michael of Russia from his second marriage to Eudoxia Streshneva, a noblewoman from Mozhaysk.