Iris
Girl name · Ancient Greek origin
Iris meaning
rainbow
Iris at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #71 in 2024
Iris popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #518 | 11 |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 |
| 1900 | #426 | 62 |
| 1910 | #319 | 143 |
| 1920 | #262 | 633 |
| 1930 | #203 | 938 |
| 1940 | #221 | 750 |
| 1950 | #239 | 986 |
| 1960 | #338 | 777 |
| 1970 | #371 | 645 |
| 1980 | #428 | 504 |
| 1990 | #417 | 610 |
| 2000 | #413 | 685 |
| 2010 | #315 | 1,011 |
| 2020 | #127 | 2,177 |
| 2024 | #71 | 3,124 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #518 | 11 |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 |
| 1891 | #514 | 25 |
| 1892 | #503 | 29 |
| 1893 | #520 | 28 |
| 1894 | #546 | 28 |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 |
| 1896 | #409 | 49 |
| 1897 | #386 | 56 |
| 1898 | #427 | 52 |
| 1899 | #438 | 44 |
| 1900 | #426 | 62 |
| 1901 | #435 | 46 |
| 1902 | #429 | 52 |
| 1903 | #393 | 65 |
| 1904 | #358 | 84 |
| 1905 | #339 | 100 |
| 1906 | #301 | 123 |
| 1907 | #301 | 136 |
| 1908 | #309 | 131 |
| 1909 | #311 | 138 |
| 1910 | #319 | 143 |
| 1911 | #301 | 173 |
| 1912 | #308 | 220 |
| 1913 | #263 | 310 |
| 1914 | #253 | 425 |
| 1915 | #251 | 563 |
| 1916 | #253 | 577 |
| 1917 | #251 | 617 |
| 1918 | #252 | 655 |
| 1919 | #245 | 677 |
| 1920 | #262 | 633 |
| 1921 | #252 | 700 |
| 1922 | #255 | 653 |
| 1923 | #218 | 875 |
| 1924 | #219 | 887 |
| 1925 | #208 | 947 |
| 1926 | #199 | 965 |
| 1927 | #198 | 1,021 |
| 1928 | #200 | 1,010 |
| 1929 | #196 | 981 |
| 1930 | #203 | 938 |
| 1931 | #204 | 895 |
| 1932 | #212 | 850 |
| 1933 | #219 | 765 |
| 1934 | #216 | 823 |
| 1935 | #209 | 817 |
| 1936 | #211 | 788 |
| 1937 | #215 | 779 |
| 1938 | #228 | 731 |
| 1939 | #223 | 749 |
| 1940 | #221 | 750 |
| 1941 | #246 | 700 |
| 1942 | #245 | 774 |
| 1943 | #260 | 711 |
| 1944 | #254 | 717 |
| 1945 | #268 | 645 |
| 1946 | #253 | 797 |
| 1947 | #252 | 865 |
| 1948 | #245 | 935 |
| 1949 | #249 | 920 |
| 1950 | #239 | 986 |
| 1951 | #258 | 893 |
| 1952 | #262 | 920 |
| 1953 | #269 | 922 |
| 1954 | #295 | 819 |
| 1955 | #290 | 888 |
| 1956 | #278 | 977 |
| 1957 | #306 | 901 |
| 1958 | #332 | 796 |
| 1959 | #342 | 769 |
| 1960 | #338 | 777 |
| 1961 | #359 | 710 |
| 1962 | #365 | 660 |
| 1963 | #407 | 556 |
| 1964 | #424 | 535 |
| 1965 | #414 | 509 |
| 1966 | #449 | 435 |
| 1967 | #456 | 435 |
| 1968 | #376 | 585 |
| 1969 | #380 | 604 |
| 1970 | #371 | 645 |
| 1971 | #399 | 539 |
| 1972 | #440 | 436 |
| 1973 | #394 | 513 |
| 1974 | #460 | 391 |
| 1975 | #456 | 414 |
| 1976 | #451 | 430 |
| 1977 | #500 | 374 |
| 1978 | #443 | 449 |
| 1979 | #425 | 492 |
| 1980 | #428 | 504 |
| 1981 | #436 | 489 |
| 1982 | #451 | 471 |
| 1983 | #499 | 389 |
| 1984 | #440 | 472 |
| 1985 | #459 | 467 |
| 1986 | #444 | 486 |
| 1987 | #499 | 433 |
| 1988 | #463 | 487 |
| 1989 | #450 | 541 |
| 1990 | #417 | 610 |
| 1991 | #398 | 641 |
| 1992 | #448 | 564 |
| 1993 | #471 | 539 |
| 1994 | #483 | 519 |
| 1995 | #499 | 491 |
| 1996 | #519 | 453 |
| 1997 | #506 | 481 |
| 1998 | #454 | 570 |
| 1999 | #414 | 674 |
| 2000 | #413 | 685 |
| 2001 | #396 | 733 |
| 2002 | #383 | 772 |
| 2003 | #388 | 786 |
| 2004 | #376 | 832 |
| 2005 | #357 | 879 |
| 2006 | #369 | 880 |
| 2007 | #317 | 1,066 |
| 2008 | #342 | 973 |
| 2009 | #316 | 1,037 |
| 2010 | #315 | 1,011 |
| 2011 | #303 | 1,051 |
| 2012 | #281 | 1,134 |
| 2013 | #254 | 1,251 |
| 2014 | #244 | 1,330 |
| 2015 | #216 | 1,509 |
| 2016 | #186 | 1,751 |
| 2017 | #149 | 1,990 |
| 2018 | #138 | 2,128 |
| 2019 | #128 | 2,193 |
| 2020 | #127 | 2,177 |
| 2021 | #107 | 2,581 |
| 2022 | #84 | 2,933 |
| 2023 | #78 | 2,936 |
| 2024 | #71 | 3,124 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Iris” (revision 93000278), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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