Iris is a familiar girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Iris is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #61 among girls (3,729) and #6,954 among boys (12) — overall #160 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,741 | 3,746 | #61 | #6,954 |
| 2024 | 3,153 | 3,153 | #72 | #5,523 |
| 2023 | 2,956 | 2,956 | #78 | #5,545 |
| 2022 | 2,959 | 2,959 | #84 | #4,353 |
| 2021 | 2,596 | 2,596 | #107 | #6,155 |
| 2020 | 2,192 | 2,192 | #127 | #6,098 |
| 2019 | 2,202 | 2,202 | #128 | #11,301 |
| 2018 | 2,134 | 2,144 | #138 | #11,313 |
| 2017 | 1,996 | 2,002 | #149 | #11,299 |
| 2016 | 1,751 | 1,751 | #186 | — |
| 2015 | 1,519 | 1,524 | #216 | #8,295 |
| 2014 | 1,330 | 1,330 | #244 | — |
| 2013 | 1,251 | 1,256 | #254 | — |
| 2012 | 1,139 | 1,139 | #281 | #12,983 |
| 2011 | 1,056 | 1,056 | #303 | #13,048 |
| 2010 | 1,011 | 1,019 | #315 | — |
| 2009 | 1,038 | 1,051 | #316 | — |
| 2008 | 973 | 979 | #342 | — |
| 2007 | 1,066 | 1,081 | #317 | — |
| 2006 | 885 | 893 | #369 | #12,763 |
| 2005 | 879 | 892 | #357 | — |
| 2004 | 839 | 852 | #376 | #9,305 |
| 2003 | 786 | 803 | #389 | — |
| 2002 | 772 | 792 | #383 | — |
| 2001 | 733 | 764 | #397 | — |
| 2000 | 685 | 707 | #414 | — |
| 1999 | 683 | 721 | #414 | #6,734 |
| 1998 | 570 | 603 | #454 | — |
| 1997 | 486 | — | #506 | #9,847 |
| 1996 | 453 | — | #520 | — |
| 1995 | 497 | — | #500 | #8,200 |
| 1994 | 525 | — | #483 | #8,161 |
| 1993 | 539 | — | #471 | — |
| 1992 | 570 | — | #448 | #7,836 |
| 1991 | 648 | — | #398 | #6,818 |
| 1990 | 618 | — | #417 | #6,060 |
| 1989 | 549 | — | #450 | #5,859 |
| 1988 | 495 | — | #463 | #5,408 |
| 1987 | 440 | — | #499 | #5,726 |
| 1986 | 492 | — | #444 | #6,248 |
| 1985 | 477 | — | #459 | #4,171 |
| 1984 | 472 | — | #440 | — |
| 1983 | 394 | — | #499 | #6,675 |
| 1982 | 471 | — | #452 | — |
| 1981 | 499 | — | #435 | #3,967 |
| 1980 | 509 | — | #428 | #6,648 |
| 1979 | 500 | — | #425 | #4,581 |
| 1978 | 454 | — | #443 | #6,190 |
| 1977 | 375 | — | #500 | — |
| 1976 | 430 | — | #451 | — |
| 1975 | 420 | — | #456 | #5,060 |
| 1974 | 392 | — | #459 | — |
| 1973 | 513 | — | #395 | — |
| 1972 | 436 | — | #440 | — |
| 1971 | 539 | — | #399 | — |
| 1970 | 653 | — | #371 | #3,647 |
| 1969 | 612 | — | #380 | #3,425 |
| 1968 | 591 | — | #376 | #3,894 |
| 1967 | 441 | — | #456 | #3,728 |
| 1966 | 435 | — | #449 | — |
| 1965 | 515 | — | #414 | #3,697 |
| 1964 | 542 | — | #425 | #3,425 |
| 1963 | 566 | — | #407 | #2,943 |
| 1962 | 667 | — | #365 | #3,447 |
| 1961 | 715 | — | #359 | #4,327 |
| 1960 | 777 | — | #338 | — |
| 1959 | 769 | — | #342 | — |
| 1958 | 796 | — | #332 | — |
| 1957 | 912 | — | #306 | #2,550 |
| 1956 | 989 | — | #278 | #2,425 |
| 1955 | 894 | — | #291 | #3,684 |
| 1954 | 826 | — | #295 | #3,287 |
| 1953 | 930 | — | #269 | #3,022 |
| 1952 | 930 | — | #262 | #2,599 |
| 1951 | 902 | — | #258 | #2,754 |
| 1950 | 996 | — | #239 | #2,503 |
| 1949 | 931 | — | #249 | #2,397 |
| 1948 | 943 | — | #245 | #2,883 |
| 1947 | 871 | — | #252 | #3,525 |
| 1946 | 803 | — | #253 | #3,335 |
| 1945 | 645 | — | #269 | — |
| 1944 | 724 | — | #254 | #2,981 |
| 1943 | 717 | — | #260 | #3,376 |
| 1942 | 780 | — | #245 | #3,376 |
| 1941 | 707 | — | #246 | #2,999 |
| 1940 | 759 | — | #222 | #2,568 |
| 1939 | 749 | — | #223 | — |
| 1938 | 736 | — | #228 | #3,764 |
| 1937 | 786 | — | #215 | #3,037 |
| 1936 | 798 | — | #211 | #2,367 |
| 1935 | 826 | — | #209 | #2,619 |
| 1934 | 841 | — | #216 | #1,696 |
| 1933 | 773 | — | #219 | #2,856 |
| 1932 | 867 | — | #212 | #1,806 |
| 1931 | 912 | — | #204 | #1,803 |
| 1930 | 953 | — | #203 | #2,011 |
| 1929 | 997 | — | #196 | #1,964 |
| 1928 | 1,025 | — | #200 | #2,098 |
| 1927 | 1,026 | — | #198 | #4,477 |
| 1926 | 970 | — | #199 | #4,506 |
| 1925 | 957 | — | #208 | #2,841 |
| 1924 | 897 | — | #219 | #2,917 |
| 1923 | 892 | — | #218 | #1,981 |
| 1922 | 664 | — | #255 | #2,706 |
| 1921 | 712 | — | #252 | #2,552 |
| 1920 | 646 | — | #262 | #2,390 |
| 1919 | 689 | — | #245 | #2,428 |
| 1918 | 660 | — | #252 | #4,467 |
| 1917 | 628 | — | #251 | #2,490 |
| 1916 | 586 | — | #253 | #2,818 |
| 1915 | 576 | — | #251 | #2,116 |
| 1914 | 436 | — | #253 | #2,035 |
| 1913 | 316 | — | #264 | #2,636 |
| 1912 | 225 | — | #309 | #2,713 |
| 1911 | 173 | — | #301 | — |
| 1910 | 143 | — | #319 | — |
| 1909 | 138 | — | #311 | — |
| 1908 | 131 | — | #310 | — |
| 1907 | 141 | — | #301 | #1,443 |
| 1906 | 123 | — | #303 | — |
| 1905 | 100 | — | #339 | — |
| 1904 | 84 | — | #358 | — |
| 1903 | 65 | — | #395 | — |
| 1902 | 52 | — | #431 | — |
| 1901 | 46 | — | #436 | — |
| 1900 | 62 | — | #426 | — |
| 1899 | 44 | — | #441 | — |
| 1898 | 52 | — | #429 | — |
| 1897 | 56 | — | #388 | — |
| 1896 | 49 | — | #412 | — |
| 1895 | 44 | — | #431 | — |
| 1894 | 28 | — | #550 | — |
| 1893 | 28 | — | #524 | — |
| 1892 | 29 | — | #507 | — |
| 1891 | 25 | — | #516 | — |
| 1890 | 19 | — | #609 | — |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #581 | — |
| 1888 | 17 | — | #619 | — |
| 1887 | 10 | — | #763 | — |
| 1886 | 12 | — | #678 | — |
| 1885 | 15 | — | #563 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #570 | — |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #783 | — |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #963 | — |
| 1881 | 8 | — | #649 | — |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #531 | — |