Iris
#61 for girls in 2025, 3,729 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 99.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 3,729 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 101,550since 1880
Iris over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #61 | 3,729 | #6,803 | 12 |
| 2024 | #71 | 3,136 | #5,443 | 17 |
| 2023 | #78 | 2,939 | #5,470 | 17 |
| 2022 | #84 | 2,935 | #4,303 | 24 |
| 2021 | #107 | 2,582 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #127 | 2,178 | #5,980 | 14 |
| 2019 | #128 | 2,196 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #138 | 2,128 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #149 | 1,990 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #186 | 1,751 | — | |
| 2015 | #216 | 1,510 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #244 | 1,330 | — | |
| 2013 | #254 | 1,251 | — | |
| 2012 | #281 | 1,134 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #303 | 1,051 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #315 | 1,011 | — | |
| 2009 | #316 | 1,038 | — | |
| 2008 | #342 | 973 | — | |
| 2007 | #317 | 1,066 | — | |
| 2006 | #369 | 880 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #357 | 879 | — | |
| 2004 | #376 | 832 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #389 | 786 | — | |
| 2002 | #383 | 772 | — | |
| 2001 | #396 | 733 | — | |
| 2000 | #413 | 685 | — | |
| 1999 | #414 | 674 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #454 | 570 | — | |
| 1997 | #506 | 481 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #519 | 453 | — | |
| 1995 | #499 | 491 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #483 | 519 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #471 | 539 | — | |
| 1992 | #448 | 564 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #398 | 641 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #417 | 610 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #450 | 541 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #463 | 487 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #499 | 433 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #444 | 486 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #459 | 467 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #440 | 472 | — | |
| 1983 | #499 | 389 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #452 | 471 | — | |
| 1981 | #435 | 489 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #428 | 504 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #425 | 492 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #443 | 449 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #500 | 375 | — | |
| 1976 | #451 | 430 | — | |
| 1975 | #456 | 414 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #458 | 392 | — | |
| 1973 | #394 | 513 | — | |
| 1972 | #440 | 436 | — | |
| 1971 | #399 | 539 | — | |
| 1970 | #371 | 645 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #380 | 604 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #376 | 585 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #456 | 435 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #449 | 435 | — | |
| 1965 | #414 | 509 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #424 | 535 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #406 | 557 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #365 | 660 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #359 | 710 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #338 | 777 | — | |
| 1959 | #342 | 769 | — | |
| 1958 | #332 | 796 | — | |
| 1957 | #306 | 901 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #278 | 977 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #290 | 888 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #295 | 819 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #269 | 922 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #262 | 920 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #258 | 893 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #239 | 986 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #249 | 920 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #245 | 935 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #252 | 865 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #253 | 797 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #268 | 645 | — | |
| 1944 | #254 | 717 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #260 | 711 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #245 | 774 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #246 | 700 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #221 | 750 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #223 | 749 | — | |
| 1938 | #228 | 731 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #215 | 779 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #211 | 788 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #209 | 817 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #216 | 823 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #219 | 765 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #212 | 850 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #204 | 895 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #203 | 938 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #196 | 981 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #200 | 1,010 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #198 | 1,021 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #199 | 965 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #208 | 947 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #219 | 887 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #218 | 875 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #255 | 653 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #252 | 700 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #262 | 633 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #245 | 677 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #252 | 655 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #251 | 617 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #253 | 577 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #251 | 563 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #253 | 425 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #263 | 310 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #308 | 220 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #301 | 173 | — | |
| 1910 | #319 | 143 | — | |
| 1909 | #311 | 138 | — | |
| 1908 | #309 | 131 | — | |
| 1907 | #301 | 136 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #301 | 123 | — | |
| 1905 | #339 | 100 | — | |
| 1904 | #358 | 84 | — | |
| 1903 | #393 | 65 | — | |
| 1902 | #429 | 52 | — | |
| 1901 | #435 | 46 | — | |
| 1900 | #426 | 62 | — | |
| 1899 | #438 | 44 | — | |
| 1898 | #427 | 52 | — | |
| 1897 | #386 | 56 | — | |
| 1896 | #409 | 49 | — | |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | — | |
| 1894 | #546 | 28 | — | |
| 1893 | #520 | 28 | — | |
| 1892 | #503 | 29 | — | |
| 1891 | #514 | 25 | — | |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Iris was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Iris is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#50 · 1 in 209
- District of Columbia#159 · 1 in 780
- New York#166 · 1 in 864
- Virginia#167 · 1 in 975
- Maryland#181 · 1 in 1,105
Best ever in a state: #10 in Vermont, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #50 | 29 | 1 in 209 |
| District of Columbia | #159 | 17 | 1 in 780 |
| New York | #166 | 189 | 1 in 864 |
| Virginia | #167 | 42 | 1 in 975 |
| Maryland | #181 | 26 | 1 in 1,105 |
| North Carolina | #184 | 49 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Louisiana | #185 | 40 | 1 in 939 |
| Florida | #192 | 41 | 1 in 966 |
| West Virginia | #193 | 15 | 1 in 1,311 |
| North Dakota | #201 | 6 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Georgia | #206 | 38 | 1 in 1,211 |
| New Jersey | #240 | 27 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Oklahoma | #261 | 12 | 1 in 1,838 |
| South Carolina | #270 | 16 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Arkansas | #288 | 9 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Ohio | #292 | 39 | 1 in 2,615 |
| Alabama | #301 | 17 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Connecticut | #304 | 7 | 1 in 3,287 |
| Kentucky | #305 | 13 | 1 in 2,587 |
| Pennsylvania | #306 | 36 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Mississippi | #325 | 12 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Illinois | #343 | 31 | 1 in 3,251 |
| Massachusetts | #358 | 9 | 1 in 5,710 |
| Indiana | #369 | 12 | 1 in 4,019 |
| Kansas | #375 | 6 | 1 in 3,616 |
| Michigan | #379 | 22 | 1 in 4,068 |
| Arizona | #383 | 5 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Wisconsin | #389 | 8 | 1 in 5,209 |
| Colorado | #408 | 5 | 1 in 3,577 |
| Tennessee | #408 | 9 | 1 in 4,271 |
| Missouri | #431 | 9 | 1 in 4,836 |
| Iowa | #433 | 5 | 1 in 5,689 |
| California | #437 | 34 | 1 in 4,299 |
| Washington | #447 | 6 | 1 in 4,670 |
| Texas | #512 | 24 | 1 in 4,663 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Iris
- 10 spots since 2024 (#71 → #61)
- 66 spots since 2020 (#127 → #61)
- 155 spots since 2015 (#216 → #61)
- Biggest jump: 198 spots in 1884 (#754 → #556)
- Biggest drop: 285 spots in 1882 (#623 → #908)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #61 (3,729 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2022–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 431 girls born in 2025 were named Iris (0.23%)
- 17.2% of all girls named Iris (17,499) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 119 | #518 (1880) | #649 |
| 1890s | 374 | #386 (1897) | #477 |
| 1900s | 937 | #301 (1907) | #360 |
| 1910s | 4,360 | #245 (1919) | #270 |
| 1920s | 8,672 | #196 (1929) | #221 |
| 1930s | 8,135 | #203 (1930) | #214 |
| 1940s | 7,814 | #221 (1940) | #249 |
| 1950s | 8,871 | #239 (1950) | #287 |
| 1960s | 5,807 | #338 (1960) | #397 |
| 1970s | 4,685 | #371 (1970) | #434 |
| 1980s | 4,739 | #428 (1980) | #457 |
| 1990s | 5,542 | #398 (1991) | #461 |
| 2000s | 8,644 | #316 (2009) | #366 |
| 2010s | 15,352 | #128 (2019) | #221 |
| 2020s | 17,499 | #61 (2025) | #88 |
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.
Iris in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 2,202 of them was named Iris, which outranked 95.7% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 343,315 of them was named Iris, which outranked 20.3% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).