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 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#73 · 1 in 210
- New Mexico#177 · 1 in 648
- Oregon#189 · 1 in 750
- Montana#191 · 1 in 600
- California#224 · 1 in 1,107
Best ever in a state: #10 in Vermont, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #73 | 7 | 1 in 210 |
| New Mexico | #177 | 13 | 1 in 648 |
| Oregon | #189 | 22 | 1 in 750 |
| Montana | #191 | 5 | 1 in 600 |
| California | #224 | 212 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Minnesota | #247 | 25 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Washington | #272 | 27 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Texas | #282 | 120 | 1 in 1,385 |
| Wisconsin | #334 | 16 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Colorado | #354 | 17 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Arizona | #357 | 24 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Illinois | #388 | 35 | 1 in 1,947 |
| Kansas | #391 | 8 | 1 in 1,727 |
| North Carolina | #396 | 25 | 1 in 1,884 |
| New York | #404 | 45 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Kentucky | #414 | 10 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Massachusetts | #417 | 13 | 1 in 2,187 |
| Iowa | #423 | 7 | 1 in 2,011 |
| South Carolina | #427 | 10 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Virginia | #456 | 16 | 1 in 2,366 |
| Maryland | #466 | 11 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Nevada | #483 | 6 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Florida | #484 | 33 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Tennessee | #494 | 13 | 1 in 2,445 |
| Missouri | #507 | 11 | 1 in 2,700 |
| Utah | #510 | 8 | 1 in 2,358 |
| Pennsylvania | #511 | 19 | 1 in 2,912 |
| Connecticut | #512 | 5 | 1 in 2,750 |
| New Jersey | #536 | 14 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Ohio | #562 | 17 | 1 in 3,371 |
| Indiana | #566 | 11 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Michigan | #581 | 14 | 1 in 3,371 |
| Georgia | #602 | 17 | 1 in 3,167 |
| Louisiana | #673 | 6 | 1 in 3,334 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 2,160 of them was named Iris, which outranked 98.2% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 411,055 of them was named Iris, which outranked 14.2% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,992 names at #12,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.