Iris
Greek in origin, borne by the goddess who carried messages along the rainbow. The ordinary Greek word iris meant rainbow, and it later became the name of the flower and of the eye's colored ring.
Iris in 2025
Iris was given to 3,741 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 160th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 886 babies born.
The history of Iris
Iris reached its highest point in 2025, when 3,741 babies were given the name, ranking 160th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 102,320 babies have been named Iris. Half of them were born before 1981, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Iris by decade
| Decade | Babies named Iris | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 119 | 975 |
| 1890s | 374 | 619 |
| 1900s | 942 | 452 |
| 1910s | 4,432 | 433 |
| 1920s | 8,786 | 349 |
| 1930s | 8,241 | 360 |
| 1940s | 7,880 | 408 |
| 1950s | 8,944 | 441 |
| 1960s | 5,861 | 617 |
| 1970s | 4,712 | 672 |
| 1980s | 4,798 | 776 |
| 1990s | 5,589 | 761 |
| 2000s | 8,656 | 631 |
| 2010s | 15,389 | 315 |
| 2020s | 17,597 | 160 |
Where Iris is heading
Iris has risen 146% over the past decade, from 1,519 babies in 2015 to 3,741 in 2025.
Names like Iris
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Iris.