Irem
Girl · ee-REM · Arabic
Irem is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “garden of paradise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Irem mean?
Arabic: Turkish name from Iram, a legendary city in the Quran
“garden of paradise”
Iram of the Pillars is a lost city in the Quran, later imagined as a paradise garden.
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- ee-REM
Is Irem a girl's or a boy's name?
Irem is a girls' name.
How popular is Irem in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Irem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Irem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Irem in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Irem in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Irem in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
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