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

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • 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: #1,448 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,290 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: #674 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 4,689 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedNMKansas: 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: #1,066 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,722 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Iridian, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#674 · 1 in 4,689
  2. Texas#1,066 · 1 in 8,722
  3. Illinois#1,448 · 1 in 14,290

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

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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 1996

girls
#1,609
96 births · 1 in 18,260 girls

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #1,609Iridian96
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 18,260 of them was named Iridian, which outranked 89.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iridian
  1. #1,599Mirella97
  2. #1,599Shiloh97
  3. #1,599Thea97
  4. #1,609Iridian96
  5. #1,609Andi96
  6. #1,609Anjali96
  7. #1,609Charmaine96
  8. #1,615Adela95
  9. #1,615Amairani95
  10. #1,615Angelika95

Tied with 5 names at #1,609; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →