Iridian

Last seen for girls in 2006 at #15,152 · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #6,992
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
#886
1995 · 214 births
Debut · girls
1994
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
581
since 1994

Iridian over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Iridian has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #886, 1995girls
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First appearance
1994

The first year at least five girls were named Iridian! It came in at #7,604, and was given to 11 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 2007–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Iridian is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMNIllinois: #591 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,031 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #446 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 2,666 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedUTColorado: #449 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsAZNew Mexico: #332 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedHITexas: #529 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 3,328 girlsTXFlorida: #1,258 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,146 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#307 · 1 in 1,516
  2. New Mexico#332 · 1 in 1,425
  3. California#446 · 1 in 2,666
  4. Colorado#449 · 1 in 2,534
  5. Texas#529 · 1 in 3,328

Best ever in a state: #307 in Arizona, 1995.

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Arizona#307181 in 1,516
New Mexico#33261 in 1,425
California#446881 in 2,666
Colorado#44981 in 2,534
Texas#529411 in 3,328
Illinois#591181 in 4,031
Florida#1,25861 in 12,146
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See more about Iridian
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2006
  • Biggest jump: 6,718 spots in 1995 (#7,604 → #886)
  • Biggest drop: 723 spots in 1996 (#886 → #1,609)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1994
  • Peaked 1995 at #886 (214 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,218
  • Highest: 1 in 8,218 girls born in 1995 were named Iridian (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 316,868 girls born in 2006 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 84.0% of all girls named Iridian (488) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s488#886 (1995)#2,925
2000s93#4,185 (2000)#9,679

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Iridian in 1995

girls
#886
214 births · 1 in 8,218 girls
boys
#6,992
7 births · 1 in 271,957 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #886Iridian214

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #6,992Iridian7
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 8,218 of them was named Iridian, which outranked 94.4% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iridian
  1. #883Kalie215
  2. #883Lorraine215
  3. #883Unique215
  4. #886Iridian214
  5. #886Alysa214
  6. #886Terri214
  7. #889Emilia213
  8. #889Esperanza213
  9. #889Giovanna213

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 271,957 of them was named Iridian, which outranked 32.3% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iridian
  1. #6,407Zebedee8
  2. #6,407Zedekiah8
  3. #6,407Zedrick8
  4. #6,992Iridian7
  5. #6,992Abayomi7
  6. #6,992Abdullahi7
  7. #6,992Abu7
  8. #7,792Aadam6
  9. #7,792Aaran6
  10. #7,792Aaronmichael6

Tied with 799 names at #6,992; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →