EveryBabyNames

Iris

4 countries#61 in United States, 2025
US
#61
in United States, 2025
FR
#18
in France, 2022
SCOT
#116
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#334
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
123,072
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
3,741
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Iris was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

102,320 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #61 · peaked in 2025 with 3,741 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

20,124 births recorded 1901–2022 · currently #18 · peaked in 2021 with 2,009 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

556 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #116 · peaked in 2020 with 39 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

72 births recorded 2009–2025 · currently #334 · peaked in 2023 with 13 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Iris’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#369
2007#317↑52
2008#342↓25
2009#316↑26
2010#315↑1
2011#303↑12
2012#281↑22
2013#254↑27
2014#244↑10
2015#216↑28
2016#186↑30
2017#149↑37
2018#138↑11
2019#128↑10
2020#127↑1
2021#107↑20
2022#84↑23
2023#78↑6
2024#71↑7
2025#61↑10

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