Irena
Irena is a female given name: 98% of people named Irena are women, and it is recorded as female in 24 of the 24 countries covered.
Irena · Irēna · Írena
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Lithuania, Czech Republic, Latvia
- Also spelled
- Irēna, Írena
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,966 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Irena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irena," in English, "Guten Tag Irena," in German. Irena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Irena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Irena,
German
Guten Tag Irena,
French
Bonjour Irena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Irena:
Chinese
Irena您好：
Japanese
Irena様
English
Hi Irena,
German
Hi Irena,
French
Salut Irena,
Spanish
Hola Irena,
Chinese
Irena你好：
Japanese
Irenaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 24 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,966 female · 1,966 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Irena a male or female name?
Irena is a female given name: 98% of people named Irena are women, and it is recorded as female in 24 of the 24 countries covered.
How do I address Irena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irena," in English, "Guten Tag Irena," in German. Irena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Irena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Irena a unisex name?
Irena is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Irena are men. Irena leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Irena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_irena,
title = {Is Irena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}