Iris
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About Iris
The name Iris is currently ranked #61 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #61 in 2025. The name is most popular in Vermont, Vermont, and Alaska. Iris is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
As of September 2026, Iris ranked #61 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #5.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #244 | 1,330 | 744.5 |
| 2015 | #216 | 1,509 | 845.3 |
| 2016 | #186 | 1,751 | 988.1 |
| 2017 | #149 | 1,990 | 1,152.6 |
| 2018 | #138 | 2,128 | 1,251 |
| 2019 | #128 | 2,193 | 1,306.6 |
| 2020 | #127 | 2,177 | 1,346.7 |
| 2021 | #108 | 2,581 | 1,573 |
| 2022 | #84 | 2,933 | 1,788.3 |
| 2023 | #78 | 2,936 | 1,829.8 |
| 2024 | #71 | 3,124 | 1,928.2 |
| 2025 | #61 | 3,729 | 2,320.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Iriss
- (Jean) Iris Murdoch
Irish novelist
- Iris Luella DeMent
American singer,songwriter
- Iris Adrian
American actress
- Iris Mittenaere
French beauty queen; Miss Universe 2017
- Iris Apfel
American businesswoman, designer and fashion icon
- Iris von Arnim
German fashion designer
- Iris Berben
German actress
- Iris Chacon
Puerto Rican singer and actress
- Iris Gower
Welsh novelist
- Iris Haussler
German artist
- Iris Johansen
American novelist
- Iris Meredith (born Marie Shunn)
American actress
- Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten
great,granddaughter of Queen Victoria
- Iris Robinson
Northern Irish politician
- Iris van Herpen
Dutch fashion designer
- Iris Yamashita
American screenwriter
- Iris Tallulah Elizabeth Law (b. 2000)
daughter of actors Jude Law and Sadie Frost
- Iris Apatow (b. 2002)
American actress, daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann
- Iris Sura O'Connor (b. 2006)
daughter of actress Renee O'Connor and Jed Sura
- Iris Friday Seppälä (b. 2012)
daughter of Suits actress Sarah Rafferty and Santtu Seppälä
- Iris Lara St George (b. 2014)
daughter of actress Florence Brudenell,Bruce and Henry St George
- Iris Mary Redmayne (b. 2016)
daughter of actor Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe
- Iris Elise Jones (b. 2017)
daughter of comedians Michael and Lindsay Jones of Rooster Teeth
- Iris Kendall
Contestant on season 7 of Love Island USA
Iris in pop culture
- Iris
Goddess of the rainbow in Greek Mythology
- Iris
Fairy/Spirit character in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
- Iris Gaines
main character in book/film "The Natural"
- Iris Simpkins
main character in "The Holiday"
- Iris Adams
character in "Sims" series
- Iris
character in the Pokémon Black and White video games and anime
- Iris Chase Griffin
character in "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood
- Iris McGivern
character in the novel "Demented" by Elise Noble
- Iris Hawthorne
character in the Ace Attorney video game series
- Iris Ann West
Allen, wife of Barry Allen in The Flash series
- Iris
character in the 'Heroes of Olympus' series by Rick Riordan
- Iris
character in LoliRock
- Iris
character in 'Infinite Sky' by CJ Flood
- Iris
character in "American Horror Story: Hotel"
- Iris Amicitia
character in the game "Final Fantasy XV"
- "Iris
" song by Goo Goo Dolls
- "Wild Iris Bloom
" novel by Mavis Jukes
- "Iris Zero
" manga series
- Iris
word for the ring of color around the pupil in an eye
- Iris
Dragon,type gym leader in Pokemon White version and Unova Champion in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
- Iris Clops
daughter of the Cyclops in "Monster High" show and series
- IRIS
character in "Sara Is Missing"
- "Iris
" song by Live
- Iris
character in film "Taxi Driver"
- Iris Cygnet
character in the "Red Queen" series by Victoria Aveyard
- roses/lotus/violet/iris
song by Hayley Williams
Variations & nicknames
- IrisaRussian
- IritaItalian
- AyaJapanese