Iris
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning rainbow; goddess of the rainbow.
Babies a year
759
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#61
up from #71
UK popularity
#57
759 babies · up from #61
How Iris has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #216 |
| 2016 | #186 |
| 2017 | #149 |
| 2018 | #138 |
| 2019 | #128 |
| 2020 | #127 |
| 2021 | #107 |
| 2022 | #84 |
| 2023 | #78 |
| 2024 | #71 |
| 2025 | #61 |
In 2025, 759 babies in England and Wales were named Iris. In the US, 1,975 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Iris was most common in 1930, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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