Iris

“Rainbow; also a flower name and Greek messenger goddess” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #61 in the US (2025) · Trending

Iris is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it reached #61 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 3,700 girls given the name last year. Roughly 102,000 have carried it all-time. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #11 in France (2025) · #19 in Sweden (2025) · #42 in Croatia (2025) · #44 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #49 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Irises

Iris Murdoch — Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
Iris Mittenaere — French beauty pageant winner (born 1993)
Iris Apfel — American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)
Iris Chang — Chinese-American journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004)
Iris — Belgian singer

In stories & tradition

Iris — Iliad
Iris West — Showcase · The Flash
Iris West II — The Flash

What Irises become

Among 1,347 notable people named Iris:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Iris Murdoch, Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999).

Similar names: Melody · Irene · Elena · Margot · Madeline · Maya

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