#712024 rank
2024peak year
97,794babies named Iris since 1880
▲ +42%5-year trend
Iris popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now
What does Iris mean?
Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the messenger who carried news between gods and humans on her arc of light. The flower that bears her name gave us 'iris' for the coloured part of the eye - a name with weather, bloom and vision folded into four letters.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylenature, mythic
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Famous Iriss
- Iris Apfel, fashion icon
- Iris Murdoch, novelist and philosopher
- Van Gogh's Irises painting
Spellings & variants
IrisaIryssYris
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