Girl
Iris
Iris is a girl's name meaning "rainbow; also the goddess of the rainbow". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
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EtymologyMeaning "rainbow"; also the goddess of the rainbow
Births by decade
1900s
942
1910s
4,432
1920s
8,784
1930s
8,241
1940s
7,880
1950s
8,942
1960s
5,854
1970s
4,709
1980s
4,796
1990s
5,584
2000s
8,649
2010s
11,005
Peaked in the 2010s · 79,818 total U.S. births since 1900