Eirini
An ancient Greek feminine name meaning "peace" or "peaceful".
Name Census estimates that about 70 living Americans carry the first name Eirini. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eirini today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eirini births was 2016 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eirini. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eirini with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Eirini. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
70
~ 1 in 4,896,491 Americans
Peak year
2016
12 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,708
Tracked since 2005
Census
Eirini in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Eirini, which placed it at #34,236 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eirini
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eirini is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (0.8%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eirini described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eirini at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.7% · 236
- Two or more races0.8% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
Popularity
Eirini: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eirini from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 32 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eirini by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eirini during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eirini
Eirini is a popular Greek name derived from the ancient Greek word "eirene," meaning peace or tranquility. Its origins can be traced back to classical antiquity, with roots in Greek mythology and literature.
The name Eirini was closely associated with the Greek goddess of peace, Eirene, who was often depicted carrying a cornucopia and an olive branch. This symbolic connection underscores the name's association with harmony, prosperity, and serenity.
In ancient texts, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the name Eirini is mentioned as a personification of peace, reflecting the importance of this concept in Greek culture and philosophy.
Historically, the name Eirini has been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded examples is Eirene, the daughter of Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I, who lived in the 3rd century BC and was a princess of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Another prominent figure with this name was Eirene of Athens, a philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century AD. She is notable for being one of the first female philosophers of antiquity and is credited with contributing to the development of Neoplatonism.
In the Byzantine era, Eirene (also spelled Irene) was the name of several influential Byzantine empresses, including Irene of Athens (752-803 AD), who was the first woman to rule the Byzantine Empire as sole ruler. Her reign was marked by the restoration of the veneration of icons, which had been banned during the iconoclastic period.
Another notable bearer of this name was Irene of Hungary (1088-1134), a Hungarian princess who became the Queen of Germany and later the Holy Roman Empress through her marriage to Conrad III of Germany.
In more recent history, Eirini Papadaki (1927-2022) was a Greek author and journalist known for her contributions to children's literature and her work in promoting education and literacy in Greece.
The name Eirini has endured over centuries, its meaning and associations with peace and tranquility resonating across different cultures and eras. Its rich historical and mythological roots have made it a timeless and culturally significant name in the Greek tradition.
People
Eirini + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eirini as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eirini: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eirini?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 70 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eirini going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 US residents.
Is Eirini a common name?
We classify Eirini as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 70 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eirini most popular?
The single biggest year for Eirini was 2016, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eirini is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eirini in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Eirini, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eirini in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eirini?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eirini leans strongly female. 248 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eirini?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eirini is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (0.8%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eirini most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eirini in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.7% (236 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eirini in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eirini a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eirini in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eirini still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eirini in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eirini can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Eirini?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.