Irelyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning iris flower; a form of Iris or Irelynn.
Babies a year
55
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Irelyn by the numbers
Irelyn was given to 55 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 176 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Iris
Like Irelyn, each of these traces back to Iris: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Irelyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Irelyn, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Irelyn
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