Iris
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Iris is Greek for “rainbow,” and is also a flower name. In Greek myth Iris was the rainbow goddess who carried messages between heaven and earth; the stylized iris is the fleur-de-lis of France. The namesake is Iris Murdoch, the witty Booker Prize-winning novelist and philosopher. Iris Ryan is the amnesiac scientist who survives a disastrous Mars mission in the 1960 film The Angry Red Planet.
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Usage of Iris in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Iris against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Iris is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Iris in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,729 girls were named Iris, making it the #61 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 101,550 girls have been named Iris, with the most (3,729) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Alaska and Vermont.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Iris in other languages
- Iiris Estonian, Finnish
- Iryda Polish
Iris name days
- May 24 Norway
- February 10 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Iris
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Iris, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Iris | 2018 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Iris (Category 4) | 2001 | North Atlantic | 232 km/h |
| Cyclone Iris (Category 1) | 2000 | South Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Iris | 1999 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Iris (Category 2) | 1995 | North Atlantic | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Iris | 1989 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Typhoon Iris (Category 1) | 1976 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Typhoon Iris (Category 2) | 1973 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Typhoon Iris (Category 3) | 1970 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Tropical storm Iris | 1967 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
…and 6 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Iris
There are 42 towns and villages with Iris in their name, in 12 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 19🇺🇸 United States 6🇧🇷 Brazil 5🇦🇺 Australia 2🇨🇺 Cuba 2🇵🇦 Panama 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Arco-Íris | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2,044 | Map |
| Villa Iris | Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1,824 | Map |
| Arco Iris | Quintana Roo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 38 | Map |
| El Iris | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| El Iris | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Arco Iris | Alajuela Province, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – | Map |
| Arco Iris | Matanzas Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| Arco Iris | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Arco Iris | Colón, 🇵🇦 Panama | – | Map |
| Arco Iris | Chiriquí Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Iris
There are 29 lakes and reservoirs with Iris in their name, in 5 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 20🇺🇸 United States 6🇦🇺 Australia 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇹🇷 Turkey 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Arco Iris | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Iris Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Iris Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Iris Lake | Idaho, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Iris Lakes | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Iris songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Iris in their title. The best known:
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls (1998)
- Iris – Eir Aoi (2018)
- Iris – Wayne Shorter (1965)
- Iris – Roberto Tardito (2012)
- Iris – Ernesto Nazareth
- Iris – Artur Rimbau i Clos
- Iris – Francesc Garcia i Carretero
- Iris – Guillem Portillo i Anglès
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Iris
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Iris.
Iris Berben
Iris Kroes
Iris Slappendel
Iris Smith
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Fictional characters named Iris
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Iris as a pet name
FurryName has found 2,004 dogs named Iris in public pet registers, making it the #657 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (1785), Fusagasugá (2), Villavicencio (2). Iris as a dog name →
FurryName has found 2,405 cats named Iris in public pet registers, making it the #222 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (2371), Fusagasugá (3), Villavicencio (3). Iris as a cat name →
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