Names like Iris

In 2025, 3,729 girls born in the US were named Iris, #61 among girls' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 4 of those 146 years.

More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 147% from 1,510 in 2015.

7 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Iris's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #507
2. 1890
   #594
3. 1900
   #422
4. 1910
   #319
5. 1920
   #261
6. 1930
   #203
7. 1940
   #221
8. 1950
   #239
9. 1960
   #337
10. 1970
    #370
11. 1980
    #426
12. 1990
    #415
13. 2000
    #410
14. 2010
    #314
15. 2020
    #127
16. 2025
    #61

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Iris's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.