Irina

ih-REEN-a

Russian from Greek

"peace"

Irina Origin and Meaning

The name Irina is a girl's name of Greek, Russian origin meaning "peace".

Irina is a Russian ballet-inflected classic, one of the Three Sisters in the Chekhov play. While some Americans will pronounce this like Irene with three syllables, the pronunciation used throughout Europe, where it's widely used, starts with a short i as in it or if and a strong emphasis on the second syllable.

Irina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 996 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Irina

• 996 Nameberry 2025
• 594 Unique 2023
• 943 England 2019
• 75 Portugal 2014
• 2 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Irina

• Irina Viner Usmanova, Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach
• Irina Falconi American pro tennis player
• Irina Ionesco French,Romanian photographer
• Irina Lazareanu Canadian model
• Irina Alexandrovna of Russia Russian princess
• Irina Shayk Russian model
• Irina Spîrlea Romanian tennis player
• Irina Camelia Begu, Romanian tennis player
• Irina Liss model
• Irina Kravchenko model
• Irina Slutskaya Russian figure skater
• Irina Rodnina Russian ice dancer
• Irina Dvorovenko Ukranian ballerina
• Irina Deriugina Russian,Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast

The name Irina in Pop Culture

• Irina Derevko character on TV's "Alias"
• Irina character in the Twilight series
• Irina character on Law and Order: SVU
• Irina Clockworker a sorceress in the Evillious Chronicles
• Irina Jelavic character in the manga/anime "Assassination Classroom"