How Popular (or Rare) was Iris in 2024?

🇺🇸 United States • Boy

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#5,737
2024 Rank
16
2024 Births
#4,351
Best Rank (2022)
24
Peak Year (2022)
160
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 107,207
Rarity Factor (2024)

📊 The Iris Story

Iris is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #5737 in 2024 with 16 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 24 births ranking #4351. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 107,207 boys born was named Iris. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.

Popularity Trend (1996–2025)

📅 Data Status: Official verified statistics are currently available from 1996 up to 2025. This report reflects the most recent confirmed data from United States; 2026 and 2027 projections are based on real-time search trends and will be finalized upon the next official release.

Name Meaning & Origin

Origin: Greek  |  Meaning: rainbow

Iris is a luminous classic meaning rainbow. It feels floral, bright, and elegantly concise.

The name combines botanical, mythological, and colour symbolism, which helps explain its lasting appeal. Its modern revival is part of the wider return of crisp vintage girls' names.

Did you know?Iris is one of the rare names that works equally well as a flower name and a mythological colour image.
Similar namesIvy, Iona, Clara, Flora, Hazel

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