Throughout the world, イレネ (Irénée 
, イレネ) is a rare epicene first name. The first name イレネ is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Belgium, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and France. Very seldom, イレネ is the last name as well as the forename.