Iris

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Iris is a feminine name. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in reference to the goddess, and was later used along with other Ancient Greek names revived by 17th-century British poets, such as Doris and Phyllis.

From Wikipedia

Iris first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 273 babies (rank #84 that year). In 2024 it was given to 240 girls (rank #106). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Iris

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Iris yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,438
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
273
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199119#961
199223#862
199343#569
199418#939
199529#727
199628#764
199729#734
199836#631
199937#620
200043#564
200130#733
200242#577
200355#467
200432#726
200549#549
200666#450
200776#414
200876#417
200997#346
201091#354
201177#408
2012109#296
2013121#265
2014152#214
2015159#195
2016166#183
2017161#185
2018194#146
2019210#129
2020172#151
2021254#103
2022231#105
2023273#84
2024240#106