Iris Name Popularity

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How popular is Iris?

Ranking 138th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Iris is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #138 for the first time this year with 2,109 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Iris was 5 in 1882.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Iris occurred roughly during the years 1886-1897, 1902-1907, 1908-1915, 1920-1923, 1987-1990, 1996-1999, 2004-2007, and 2010-2017, whereas 1980-1983 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Iris be?

Iris's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Iris lately has risen.

The name Iris is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Iris (Girl)		Iris (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,109	138	6	11,242
2017		1,982	148	6	11,276
2016		1,747	186	< 5	--
2015		1,502	217	9	8,278
2014		1,325	245	< 5	--
2013		1,248	253	< 5	--
2012		1,133	281	5	12,964
2011		1,051	303	5	13,030
2010		1,010	315	< 5	--
2009		1,035	316	< 5	--
2008		971	341	< 5	--
2007		1,066	316	< 5	--
2006		880	369	5	12,755
2005		878	357	< 5	--
2004		831	376	7	9,298
2003		786	388	< 5	--
2002		772	382	< 5	--
2001		733	397	< 5	--
2000		685	413	< 5	--
1999		674	414	9	6,731
1998		570	454	< 5	--
1997		481	506	5	9,846
1996		453	519	< 5	--
1995		491	500	6	8,197
1994		519	483	6	8,161
1993		539	471	< 5	--
1992		563	448	6	7,833
1991		640	398	7	6,819
1990		609	417	8	6,056
1989		541	450	8	5,857
1988		487	463	8	5,408
1987		432	499	7	5,721
1986		486	444	6	6,246
1985		467	459	10	4,168
1984		471	441	< 5	--
1983		389	500	5	6,670
1982		471	451	< 5	--
1981		489	436	10	3,964
1980		504	428	5	6,650
1979		492	424	8	4,578
1978		448	444	5	6,189
1977		374	500	< 5	--
1976		430	450	< 5	--
1975		414	456	6	5,063
1974		391	460	< 5	--
1973		514	393	< 5	--
1972		436	440	< 5	--
1971		539	399	< 5	--
1970		644	371	8	3,645
1969		604	380	8	3,425
1968		586	376	6	3,889
1967		433	456	6	3,725
1966		435	450	< 5	--
1965		507	416	6	3,701
1964		534	424	7	3,425
1963		556	407	9	2,939
1962		661	365	7	3,444
1961		707	360	5	4,328
1960		778	338	< 5	--
1959		769	342	< 5	--
1958		795	333	< 5	--
1957		899	306	11	2,545
1956		977	278	12	2,424
1955		889	290	6	3,687
1954		819	295	7	3,288
1953		922	269	8	3,019
1952		920	262	10	2,598
1951		893	258	9	2,753
1950		986	239	10	2,502
1949		920	249	11	2,396
1948		935	245	7	3,147
1947		865	252	7	3,219
1946		797	253	6	3,334
1945		645	269	< 5	--
1944		717	254	7	2,980
1943		711	260	6	3,376
1942		774	245	6	3,377
1941		700	246	7	3,000
1940		750	222	9	2,567
1939		748	223	< 5	--
1938		730	228	5	3,765
1937		780	215	7	3,037
1936		788	211	10	2,366
1935		817	209	9	2,621
1934		823	216	18	1,696
1933		765	219	8	2,858
1932		850	212	17	1,807
1931		895	204	17	1,804
1930		939	203	15	2,012
1929		979	196	16	1,964
1928		1,010	200	15	2,098
1927		1,021	198	5	4,478
1926		964	199	5	4,508
1925		948	208	10	2,840
1924		887	219	10	2,916
1923		875	218	17	1,982
1922		653	255	11	2,705
1921		700	252	12	2,552
1920		633	262	13	2,390
1919		677	245	12	2,428
1918		655	252	5	4,468
1917		617	251	11	2,490
1916		577	253	9	2,818
1915		563	251	13	2,117
1914		425	253	11	2,035
1913		310	264	6	2,636
1912		220	309	5	2,713
1911		173	301	< 5	--
1910		143	319	< 5	--
1909		138	311	< 5	--
1908		131	310	< 5	--
1907		136	301	5	1,443
1906		123	303	< 5	--
1905		100	339	< 5	--
1904		84	358	< 5	--
1903		65	395	< 5	--
1902		52	431	< 5	--
1901		46	436	< 5	--
1900		62	426	< 5	--
1899		44	441	< 5	--
1898		52	429	< 5	--
1897		56	388	< 5	--
1896		49	412	< 5	--
1895		44	431	< 5	--
1894		28	550	< 5	--
1893		28	524	< 5	--
1892		29	507	< 5	--
1891		25	516	< 5	--
1890		19	609	< 5	--
1889		20	581	< 5	--
1888		17	619	< 5	--
1887		10	763	< 5	--
1886		12	678	< 5	--
1885		15	563	< 5	--
1884		14	570	< 5	--
1883		7	783	< 5	--
1882		5	963	< 5	--
1881		8	649	< 5	--
1880		11	531	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.