Meaning and history
Íris means “rainbow” in Greek. It was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, who also served as a messenger of the gods, and it may also refer to the iris flower or the colored part of the eye, both from the same Greek root.
20062006: 880 births, rank #369
2007: 1,066 births, rank #317
2008: 973 births, rank #342
2009: 1,038 births, rank #316
2010: 1,011 births, rank #315
20112011: 1,051 births, rank #303
2012: 1,134 births, rank #281
2013: 1,251 births, rank #254
2014: 1,330 births, rank #244
2015: 1,510 births, rank #216
20162016: 1,751 births, rank #186
2017: 1,990 births, rank #149
2018: 2,128 births, rank #138
2019: 2,196 births, rank #128
2020: 2,178 births, rank #127
20212021: 2,582 births, rank #107
2022: 2,935 births, rank #84
2023: 2,939 births, rank #78
2024: 3,136 births, rank #71
20252025: 3,729 births, rank #61
Iris has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #414 in 2000 to #61 in 2025. It now stands at #61 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,729.