Iris
Iris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Greek, Portuguese, Icelandic.
- Greek Mythology
- English
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Iris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Greek, Portuguese, Icelandic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish
- French
- Spanish
- Catalan
- Italian
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Greek
- Portuguese
- Icelandic
The Story of Iris
American parents first put Iris on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 3,362 Iriss were born — ranking #67 that year. About 20% of every Iris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Iris ranks #67 for baby girls with 3,362 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). All told, over 104K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Iris
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Iris. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Iiris
- Irida
Names that sound like Iris
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Iris
Iris is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 104K births in the dataset. Iris's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #67. Use the chart and map above to compare Iris's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.