Iris
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning rainbow; goddess of the rainbow.
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 |
Iris by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1930, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Iris.
Names that come from Iris
Forms of Iris in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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 Iris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Iris
Names that are said the same way as Iris, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Irys7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Iris, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Iris, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Iris
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