Ireneo
Ireneo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Ireneo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ireneo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Ireneo
Ireneo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 6 Ireneos were born — ranking #5,525 that year. As of 2026, Ireneo ranks #8,237 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Ireneos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ireneo
Ireneo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Ireneo's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #5,525. Use the chart and map above to compare Ireneo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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