Irit

Irit means "asphodel," which refers to a genus of perennial flower native to the Mediterranean and Middle East.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote about asphodel: "and when, one by one, the white daisies shrank away, there sprang up in place of them, ten by ten of the ruby-red asphodel."

Pronounced IHR-it.

As of October 2026, Irit ranked #8462 in US births in 1970 SSA.