Iridian vs Iris

Side-by-side comparison of Iridian and Iris — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Iridian

Girl name

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Name B

Iris

Girl name · Rank #71

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Metric Iridian Iris
Current Rank Unranked #71
Total Births (all years) 581 97,794
Peak Year 1995 2024
Peak Year Births 214 3,124
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Iridian Iris
1880ss — 119
1890ss — 374
1900ss — 937
1910ss — 4,360
1920ss — 8,672
1930ss — 8,135
1940ss — 7,814
1950ss — 8,871
1960ss — 5,806
1970ss — 4,683
1980ss — 4,739
1990ss 488 5,542
2000ss 93 8,643
2010ss — 15,348
2020ss — 13,751

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Iridian Iris
2014 — 1,330
2015 — 1,509
2016 — 1,751
2017 — 1,990
2018 — 2,128
2019 — 2,193
2020 — 2,177
2021 — 2,581
2022 — 2,933
2023 — 2,936
2024 — 3,124

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2006.

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